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CICERO. 



From a bronze medal struck by tbe town of Magnesia in Lydia. 

Fbontispiecb 



SELECT ORATIONS 



OF 



MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO, 



WITH 



EXPIAMTORY NOTES, AND A SPECIAL DICTIONARY. 



BY 

ALBERT HARKNESS, LL. D. 

PBOFESSOB IX BBOWX UXrVEBSlTY. 



ADAPTED TO THE A TTTHOR'S REVISED STA1TDARD GRAMMAR. 



NEW YOKK •:• CINCINNATI •:• CHICAGO: 
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Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1877, by 
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In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 



Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1882, by 

ALBERT HARKNESS, 
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. 



Copyright, 1905, by ALBERT HARKNESS. 
W. P. II 



PREFACE 

TO THE REVISED EDITION 



The first edition of this work was published with- 
out a Vocabulary, as the editor deemed it desirable to 
encourage the student to use a general dictionary. At 
the request, however, of numerous teachers, a special 
vocabulary is now added for the benefit of those who 
take only a limited course of Latin study. 

In this edition, as in the former, I have been greatly 
aided by my friend, Mr. Edward H. Cutler, of the 
Providence High School. 

Brown University, July, 1877. 



PREFACE. 



This edition of Cicero's Select Orations has been 
prepared expressly for school use. The ten orations 
which it contains are fine specimens of Roman elo- 
quence in its various departments — forensic, senatorial, 
and judicial. They are arranged in the order in which, 
it is thought, they can be read to the best advantage. 

The Notes to each oration are preceded by an in- 
troduction and by an analysis of the argument. They 
are arranged topically in such a manner as to keep the 
general scope of thought as constantly as possible be- 
fore the mind of the student. It is hoped that this 
feature of the work will aid the instructor in his efforts 
to interest his pupils, and to develop in them habits of 
thought and of critical study. 

It is the aim of the Notes to give the faithful stu- 
dent the key to all really difficult passages, and, at the 
same time, to furnish him such collateral information 
upon Roman manners and customs, upon Roman his- 
tory and life, as will enable him to understand, appre- 
ciate, and enjoy these masterpieces of Roman oratory. 
[n carrying out this purpose, however, care has been 
taken not to interfere with that course of direct instruc- 
tion and illustration which belongs exclusively to the 



vi PREFACE. 

living teacher, but rather to prepare the way for it, and 
to give efficiency to it. 

In the preparation of the Notes, important aid has 
been derived from the excellent editions of Cicero's 
Orations by Halm, Klotz, Crusius, Long, and others. 

The Text is the result of a careful collation of the 
several editions most approved by European scholars. 
It is based, however, chiefly upon the critical labors of 
Halm and Klotz. 

The' Illustrations, taken from Forsyth's "Life of 
Cicero," will, it is hoped, be found both interesting and 
instructive. 

In this connection I am happy to acknowledge my 
obligations to my esteemed friend, Mr. Edward H. Cut- 
ler, the accomplished Principal of the Classical Depart- 
ment of the Providence High-School. He has gener- 
ously given me the benefit of his accurate scholar- 
ship and large professional experience, by placing at 
my disposal a valuable collection of notes, suggestions, 
and other materials, which have been of great service 
to me in the preparation of this work. 

In conclusion, I desire to make my grateful ac- 
knowledgments to the classical instructors throughout 
the country who have received my previous works with 
such marked favor, and have used them with such fidel- 
ity and skill. To their hands this volume is now re- 
spectfully committed. 

A. Hakkness. 

Brown University, July, 1873. 



CONTENTS. 



FAGB 

Table of Cicero's Life vi 

ORATIONS. 

In Catilinam I. 1 

In Catilinam II 13 

In Catilinam III 25 

In Catilinam IV 37 

Pro Archia Poeta 48 

De Imperio Pompeii 60 

Pro Marcello 84 

Pro Ligario 94 

Pro Rege Deiotaro 106 

In Antonium Philippica I. 120 



INTRODUCTIONS AND NOTJ2S. 

To the First Oration against Catiline . . . . 137 
" Second Oration against Catiline . . . .163 

" Third Oration against Catiline 182 

" Fourth Oration against Catiline .... 199 

" Oration for the Poet Archias .... 214 

" Oration for the Manilian Law 232 

" Oration for Marcellus 262 

" Oration for Ligaritts ....... 271 

" Oration for King Deiotarus 282 

" First Philippic 291 



Dictionary . • -301 



TABLE OF CICERO'S LIFE. 



Year of 

Cicero's 

age. 

1-16 



17-25 



17 



18 
19 



CICERO'S BOYHOOD : From the first to the six- 
teenth year of his age ; from 106 to 91 B. C. 

Cioeeo was born on the 3d of January, 106 B. C, 
at Arpinum, in Latium. He was sent at an 
early age to Eome to be educated. He studied 
under the ablest teachers. 

Birth of On. Pompey. 

Victory of Marius over the Teutones, and of M. 
Antonius, the orator, over the pirates. 

The poet Archias, the instructor of Cicero, cams 
to Rome. See Introduction, p. 214. 

Victory of Marius and Catulus over the CimbrL 

Birth of 0. Julius Caesar. 

CICERO'S YOUTH: From the seventeenth to 
the twenty-fifth year of his age ; 90 to 82 B. C. 

Cicero devoted himself especially to the study of 
elocution, rhetoric, philosophy, and law. He 
was a diligent student of Greek literature, and 
an attentive listener in the courts of justice 
and in the Forum. 

Cicero assumed the toga, and was placed under 
the instruction of Q. Mucius Scaevola, the 
augur. 

Beginning of the Social "War. 

Cicero served under Cn. Pompeius Strabo. 

Cicero studied philosophy under Philo, from the 
Academy of Athens. 



B.C. 



106-91 



106 
102 



101 
100 



90-82 



90 



89 
88 






TABLE OF CICEKO'S LIFE. 



IX 



B.C. 



End of the Social War. Beginning of the Mith- 
ridatic "War. Beginning of the Civil War be- 
tween Marius and Sulla. 

Death of Marius. Birth of Sallust, the historian. 

Sulla made perpetual Dictator. 

CICERO AT THE BAB : From the twenty-sixth 
to the thirty-first year of his age; from 81 to 
76 B. C. 

Cicero's first appearance as an advocate. He de- 
fended P. Quintius in the course of the year. 

He distinguished himself by the defence of Sex. 
Roscius. 

He visited Athens, studied philosophy under An- 
tiochus of Ascalon, elocution and rhetoric un- 
der Demetrius, the Syrian. 

Sulla resigned the dictatorship. 

Cicero visited Asia Minor. At Ehodes he heard 
Molo, the rhetorician, and Posidonius, the phi- 
losopher. 

He returned to Rome, married Terentia, and re- 
sumed the practice of the law. 

He defended Q. Roscius. 

CICEBO'S POLITICAL CABEEB : From the 
thirty-second to the forty-fourth year of his 
age; from 75 to 63 B. C. 

Cicero, Quaestor in Sicily. He distinguished him- 
self by his fidelity and integrity. 

He returned to Rome and resumed the practice 
of his profession. 

L. Lucullus took command against Mithridates. 

Consulship of Cn. Pompey and M. Crassus. 

Cicero distinguished himself in the prosecution 
of Verves for extortion. 

Birth of Virgil, the poet. 

Cicero, Curule Aedile. 



TABLE OF CICERO'S LIFE. 



Year of 
C.'s age. 

40 



41 



42 

44 



45 



47 



48 



49 



50 

51 

52 



On. Pompey was appointed commander in the 
war against the pirates. 

Cicero, Praetor Urbanus. He delivered his Ora- 
tion for the Manilian Law. See Introduction, 
p. 232. 

Cicero declined a provincial government. 

Birth of Horace, the poet. 

Cicero, consul, with C. Antonius as his colleague. 
He delivered his four Orations against Cati- 
line, suppressed the conspiracy, and was hailed 
Father of his Country. See Introduction, p. 
137. He opposed the Agrarian Law, and de- 
fended L. Murena, the consul-elect. 

Death of Mithridates. 

CICERO AS EX-CONSTJL: From the forty-fifth 
year of his age to his death in his sixty-fourth 
year ; from 62 to 43 B. C. 

Cicero delivered his Oration for the Poet Ar- 
chias. See Introduction, p. 214. He also de- 
fended P. Sulla, charged with complicity in 
the conspiracy of Catiline. 

Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus, formed for mutual 
support the coalition known as the first trium- 
virate. 

Consulship of Caesar and Bibulus. Cicero de- 
fended L. Flaccus. 

Birth of Livy, the historian. 

Caesar went to Gaul with a commission as pro- 
consul for five years. 

Cicero was driven into exile under a bill pro- 
posed by his personal foe, P. Clodius. He 
went to Macedonia. 

He was recalled from exile in August by a vote 
of the people. 

He defended P. Sestius and M. Gaelius. 

Cicero wrote his Be Oratore, in three books. 



TABLE OF CICERO'S LIFE. xi 

B.C. 



Caesar's command in Gaul was extended for a 

second period of five years. 
Cicero wrote his De Republican in six books. 
Cicero was elected augur. 
Cicero defended Milo, charged with the murder 

of P. Clodius, and wrote his De Zegibus, prob 

ably during the year. 

Cicero, Proconsul of Cilicia. He administered 
the government well, and gained some glory in 
the field. He was hailed Imperator. 

Cicero returned to Rome on the 4th of January, 
but did not enter the city, as he hoped to re- 
ceive the honor of a triumph for his victories 
in Cilicia. Civil war was already imminent. 
Soon after, Caesar marched upon Rome, and 
the senatorial party, panic-stricken, fled from 
the city. At first, Cicero attempted to remain 
neutral, but at length, in June, he joined Pom- 
pey in Greece. 

Caesar was made Dictator. 

August 9th, Caesar defeated Pompey in the 
memorable battle of Pharsalia. Soon after 
this, Cicero, who had not been present in the 
battle, returned to Italy. Pompey fled to 
Egypt, where he was put to death. 

Caesar engaged in the Alexandrine TVar. 

Caesar having brought the Alexandrine War to 
a close, returned to Italy, pardoned Cicero at 
Brundisium, and allowed him to return to 
Rome. 

Caesar gained the victory of Thapsus, in Africa, 
April 6th. 

Cicero wrote his Brutus and his Orator. He 
also delivered his Oration for Marcellus, and 
his Oration for Ligarius. See Introductions, 
pp. 262 and 271. 



55 

54 
53 
52 

51 

49 



48 



47 



46 



xii TABLE OF CICERO'S LIFE. 



Year of 
C.'s age. 



63 



64 



Caesar was made consul for ten years, dictator 
and censor for life. 

Cicero delivered his Oration for King Beiotarus. 
See Introduction, p. 282. He also completed 
several works, as Be Finibus, Be Consolatione, 
Academicae Quaestiones, and probably the Tus- 
culan Bisputations. 

Caesar was assassinated on the 15th of March. 
Cicero wrote several works, as Be Natura Beo- 
rum, Be Officiis, Be Bivinatione, Be Senectute, 
Be Amicitia. He delivered his First Philip- 
pic against Antony on the 2d of September. 
See Introduction, p. 291. He also wrote the 
Second Philippic (never delivered), and de- 
livered the Third and Fourth. 

Cicero delivered the ten remaining Philippics. 

Antony, Lepidus, and Octavian, formed the 
second triumvirate. A general proscription fol- 
lowed, and, on the 7th of December, Cicero 
was put to death by order of Antony. 



B.C. 
45 



44 



43 



M. TULLII CICERONIS 

L. CAT I L I NAM 

OEATIO PEIMA, 

HABITA IN SENATU. 



L Qtjotjsqfe tandem abutere, Catilina, patientia nos* 
tra? Quam diu etiam furor iste tuus eludet? Quem ad 
finem sese effrenata jactabit audacia? Nihilne te noc- 
turnum praesidium Palatii, nihil urbis vigiliae, nihil timor 
populi, nihil concursus bonorum omnium, nihil hie mu- 5 
nitissimus habendi senatus locus, nihil horum ora vultusque 
moverunt? Patere tua consilia non sentis? Constrictam 
omnium horum scientia teneri conjurationem tuam non 
vides? Quid proxima, quid superiore nocte egeris, ubi 
fueris, quos convocaveris, quid consilii ceperis, quem nos- 10 
trum ignorare arbitraris ? 

O tempora ! O mores ! Senatus haec intelligit, con- 
sul videt : hie tamen vivit. Vivit ? Immo vero etiam 
in senatum venit, fit publici consilii particeps, notat et 
designat oculis ad caedem unum quemque nostrum. Nos 15 
autem, viri fortes, satis facere rei publicae videmur, si istius 
furorem ac tela vitemus. 

Ad mortem te, Catilina, duci jussu consulis jam pridem 
oportebat, in te conferri pestem istam, quam tu in nos 
machinaris. An vero vir amplissimus, P. Scipio, pontifex 20 
maximus, Ti. Gracchum, mediocriter labefactantem statum 



2 IN CATILINAM ORATIO PRIMA. 

rei publicae, privatus interfecit ; Catilinam, orbem terrae 
caede atque incendiis vastare cupientem, nos oonsules per- 
feremus ? Nam ilia nimis antiqua praetereo, quod C. Ser- 
vilius Ahala Sp. Maelium, novis rebus studentem, manu 
5 sua occidit. Fuit, fuit ista quondam in hac re publica 
virtus, ut viri fortes acrioribus suppliciis civem perniciosum 
quam acerbissimum hostem coercerent. Habemus senatus 
consultum in te, Catilina, vehemens et grave; non deest 
rei publicae consilium neque auctoritas hujus ordinis : nos, 

10 nos, dico aperte, consules desumus. 

II. Decrevit quondam senatus, ut L. Opimius consul 
videret ne quid res publica detrimenti caperet : nox nulla 
intercessit; interfectus est propter quasdam seditionum 
suspiciones 0. Gracchus, clarissimo patre, avo, majoribus ; 

15 occisus est cum liberis M. Fulvius consularis. Simili sena- 
tus consulto C. Mario et L. Valerio consulibus est permis- 
sa res publica. Num unum diem postea L. Saturninum 
tribunum plebis et G. Servilium praetorem mors ac rei pub- 
licae poena remorata est? At vero nos vicesimum jam 

20 diem patimur hebescere aciem horum auctoritatis. Habe- 
mus enim hujus modi senatus consultum, verum inclusum 
in tabulis, tamquam in vagina reconditum, quo ex senatus 
consulto confestim interfectum te esse, Catilina, convenit. 
Vivis, et vivis non ad deponendam, sed ad confirmandam 

25 audaciam. Cupio, patres conscripti, me esse clementem, 
cupio in tantis rei publicae periculis me non dissolutum vi 
deri, sed jam me ipse inertiae nequitiaeque condemno. 

Castra sunt in Italia contra populum Romanum in Etru- 
riae faucibus collocata, crescit in dies singulos hostium nu- 

30 merus ; eorum autem castrorum imperatorem ducemque 
hostium intra moenia atque adeo in senatu videmus intesi 
nam aliquam quotidie perniciem rei publicae molientem. 
Si te jam, Catilina, comprehendi, si interfici jussero, credo, 
erit verendum mihi, ne non potius hoc omnes boni serius a 

35 me quam quisquam crudelius factum esse dicat. Verum 
ego hoc, quod jam pride m factum esse oportuit, certa de 



IN CATILINAM 0RAT10 PRIMA. 3 

causa nondum adducor ut faciam. Turn denique inter- 
ficiere, cum jam nemo tam improbus, tam perditus, tam 
tui similis inveniri poterit, qui id non jure factum esse fa- 
teatur. Quam diu quisquam erit qui te defendere audeat, 
vives, sed vivos ita, ut vivis, multis meis et firmis praesidiis 5 
oppressus, ne commovere te contra rem publicam possis. 
Multorum te etiam oculi et aures non sentientem, sicut ad- 
huc fecerunt, speculabuntur atque custodient. 

III. Etenim quid est, Catilina, quod jam amplius ex- 
spectes, si ne*que nox tenebris obscurare coeptus nefarios 10 
neque privata domus parietibus continere voces conjura- 
tionis tuae potest? si illustrantur, si erumpunt omnia? 
Muta jam istam mentem, mihi crede : obliviscere caedis 
atque incendiorum. Teneris undique; luce sunt clariora 
nobis tua consilia omnia, quae jam mecum licet reco- 15 
gnoscas. Meministine me ante diem xn. Kalendas Novem- 
bres dicere in senatu, fore in armis certo die, qui dies fu- 
turus esset ante diem yi. Kalendas* Novembres, C. Man- 
Hum, audaciae satellitem atque administrum tuae? Num 
me fefellit, Catilina, non modo res tanta, tam atrox tamque 20 
incredibilis, verum, id quod multo magis est admirandum, 
dies ? Dixi ego idem in senatu, caedem te optimatium con- 
tulisse in ante diem v. Kalendas Novembres, turn cum 
multi principes civitatis Roma non tam sui conservandi 
quam tuorum consiliorum reprimendorum causa profuge- 25 
runt. Num infitiari potes te illo die meis praesidiis, mea 
diligentia circumclusum commovere te contra rem publicam 
non potuisse, cum te discessu ceterorum nostra tamen, qui 
remansissemus, caede contentum esse dicebas ? 

Quid ? cum tu te Praeneste Kalendis ipsis Novembri- 30 
bus occupaturum nocturno impetu esse confideres, sensis- 
tine illam coloniam meo jussu meis praesidiis, custodiis 
vigiliisque esse munitam? Nihil agis, nihil moliris, nihil 
cogitas, quod non ego non modo audiam, sed etiam videam 
planeque sentiam. 35 

IV. Recognosce mecum tandem noctem illam superi- 



4 IN CATILINAM ORATIO PRIMA. 

orem : jam intelliges multo me vigilare acrius ad salutem 
quam te ad perniciem rei publicae. Dico te priore nocte 
venisse inter falcarios — non agam obscure — in M. Laecae 
domum; convenisse eodem complures ejusdem amentiae 
5 scelerisque socios. Num negare audes ? Quid taces ? Con- 
vincam, si negas ; video enim esse hie in senatu quosdam, 
qui tecum una fuerunt. 

O dii immortales ! ubinam gentium sumus ? quam rem 
publicam habemus ? in qua urbe vivimus ? Hie, hie sunt in 

10 nostro numero, patres conscripti, in hoc orbis terrae sanc- 
tissimo gravissimoque consilio, qui de nostro omnium inter- 
itu, qui de hujus urbis atque adeo de orbis terrarum exitio 
cogitent. Hosce ego video et de re publica sententiam 
rogo, et quos ferro trucidari oportebat, eos nondum voce 

15 vulnero. Fuisti igitur apud Laecam ilia nocte, Catilina ; 
distribuisti partes Italiae ; statuisti quo quemque proficisci 
placeret; delegisti quos Romae relinqueres, quos tecum 
educeres ; discripsisti urbis partes ad incendia ; confirmasti 
te ipsum jam esse exiturum ; dixisti paululum tibi esse 

20 etiam nunc morae, quod ego viverem. Reperti sunt duo 
equites Romani, qui te ista cura liberarent et sese ilia ipsa 
nocte paulo ante lucem me in meo lectulo interfecturos esse 
pollicerentur. Haec ego omnia, vixdum etiam coetu vestrc 
dimisso, comperi ; domum meam majoribus praesidiis mu- 

25 nivi atque firmavi ; exclusi eos, quos tu ad me salutatum 
mane miseras, cum illi ipsi venissent, quos ego jam multis 
ac sum mis viris ad me id temporis venturos praedixeram. 

V. Quae cum ita sint, Catilina, perge quo coepisti 
egredere aliquando ex urbe ; patent portae : proficiscere, 

30 Nimium diu te imperatorem tua ilia Manliana castra de- 
siderant. Educ tecum etiam omnes tuos ; si minus, quam 
plurimos ; purga urbem. Magno me metu liberabis, dum 
modo inter me atque te murus intersit. Nobiscum versari 
jam diutius non potes : non feram, non patiar, non sinam. 

35 Magna diis immortalibus habenda est atque huic ipsi Jovi 
Statori, antiquissimo custodi hujus urbis, gratia, quod hanc 



IN CATILINAH ORATIO PRIMA. 5 

tarn taetram, tam horribilem tamque infestam rei pubiicae 
pestem toties jam effugimus. Non est saepius in uno 
homine summa salus periclitanda rei pubiicae. Quam diu 
mini, consuli designate, Catilina, insidiatus es, non publico 
me praesidio, sed privata diligentia defendi. Cum proxi- 5 
mis comitiis consularibus me consulem in campo et compe- 
titores tuos interficere voluisti, compressi conatus tuos ne- 
farios amicorum praesidio et copiis, nullo tumultu publice 
concitato ; denique, quotiescumque me petisti, per me tibi 
obstiti, quamquam videbam perniciem meam cum magna 10 
calamitate rei pubiicae esse conjunctam. Nunc jam aperte 
rem publicam universam petis ; templa deorum immor- 
talium, tecta urbis, vitam omnium civium, Italiam denique 
totam ad exitium ac vastitatem vocas. 

Quare quoniam id, quod est primum et quod hujus 15 
imperii disciplinaeque majorum proprium est, facere non- 
dum audeo, faciam id, quod est ad severitatem lenius et ad 
communem salutem utilius. Nam si te interfici jussero, resi- 
debit in re publica reliqua conjuratorum manus : sin tu, 
quod te jam dudum hortor, exieris, exhaurietur ex urbe 20 
tuorum comitum magna et perniciosa sentina rei pubiicae. 
Quid est, Catilina ? Num dubitas id imperante me facere, 
quod jam tua sponte faciebas ? Exire ex urbe jubet consul 
hostem. Interrogas me: num in exsilium? Non jubeo, 
sed, si me consulis, suadeo. 25 

VI. Quid est enim, Catilina, quod te jam in hac urbe 
deleetare possit, in qua nemo est extra istam conjurationem 
perditorum hominum qui te non metuat, nemo qui non 
oderit? Quae nota domesticae turpitudinis non inusta 
vitae tuae est ? Quod privatarum rerum dedecus non 30 
haeret in fama ? Quae libido ab oculis, quod facinus a 
manibus unquam tuis, quod flagitium a toto corpore abfuit ? 
Cui tu adolescentulo, quem corruptelarum illecebris irretis- 
ses, non aut ad audaciam ferrum aut ad libidinem facem 
praetulisti ? Quid vero ? Nuper, cum morte superioris 35 
uxoris novis nuptiis domum vacuefecisses, nonne etiam alio 



6 IN CATIL1NAM ORATIO PRIMA. 

incredibili scelere hoc scelus cumulasti ? Quod ego prae- 
termitto et facile patior sileri, ne in hac civitate tanti 
facinoris immanitas aut exstitisse aut non vindicata esse 
videatur. Praetermitto ruinas fortunarum tuarum, quas 
5 omnes impendere tibi proximis Idibus senties: ad ilia 
venio, quae non ad privatam ignominiam vitiorum tuorum, 
non ad domesticam tuam difficultatem ac turpitudinem, sed 
ad summam rem publicam atque ad omnium nostrum vitam 
salutemque pertinent. 

10 Potestne tibi haec lux, Catilina, aut hujus caeli spiritus 
esse jucundus, cum scias esse horum neminem qui nesciat, 
te pridie Kalendas Januarias Lepido et Tullo consulibus 
stetisse in comitio cum telo ? manum consulum et princi- 
pum civitatis interficiendorum causa paravisse ? sceleri ac 

15 furori tuo non mentem aliquam aut timorem tuum, sed 
fortunam populi Romani obstitisse ? Ac jam ilia omitto — 
neque enim sunt aut obscura aut non multa commissa 
postea — quoties tu me designatum, quoties consulem 
interficere voluisti ! Quot ego tuas petitiones ita conjectas, 

20 ut vitari posse non viderentur, par-va quadam declinatione 
et, ut aiunt, corpore effugi ! Nihil assequeris, neque tamen 
conari ac velle desistis. Quoties tibi jam extorta est sica 
ista de manibus ! quoties excidit aliquo casu et elapsa est ! 
Quae quidem quibus abs te initiata sacris ac devota sit, 

25 nescio, quod earn necesse putas esse in consulis corpore 
defigere. 

VII. Nunc vero quae tua est ista vita ? Sic enim jam 
tecum loquar, non ut odio permotus esse videar, quo debeo, 
sed ut misericordia, quae tibi nulla debetur. Venisti paulo 

30 ante in senatum. Quis te ex hac tanta frequentia, tot ex 
tuis amicis ac necessariis salutavit ? Si hoc post hominum 
memoriam contigit nemini, vocis exspectas contumeliam, 
cum sis gravissimo judicio taciturnitatis oppressus ? Quid, 
quod adventu tuo ista subsellia vacuefacta sunt? Quod 

35 omnes consulares, qui tibi persaepe ad caedem constituti 
fuerunt, simul atque assedisti, partem istam subselliorum 



IN CATILINAM ORATIO PRIMA. "Jf 

nudam atque inanem reliquerunt, quo tandem animo hoc 
tibi ferendum putas ? Servi mehercule mei si me isto pacto 
metuerent, ut te metuunt omnes cives tui, domum meam 
relinquendam putarem ; tu tibi urbem non arbitraris ? et, 
si me meis civibus injuria suspectum tam graviter atque 5 
offensum viderem, carere me aspectu civium quam infestis 
oculis omnium conspici mallem: tu, cum conscientia 
scelerum tuorum agnoscas odium omnium justum et jam 
diu tibi debitum, dubitas, quorum mentes sensusque vul- 
neras, eorum aspectum praesentiamque vitare ? Si te pa- 10 
rentes timerent atque odissent tui nee eos ulla ratione 
placare posses, ut opinor, ab eorum oculis aliquo concederes : 
nunc te patria, quae communis est parens omnium nostrum, 
odit ac metuit et jam diu nihil te judicat nisi de parricidio 
suo cogitare : hujus tu neque auctoritatem verebere nee 15 
judicium sequere nee vim pertimesces? Quae tecum, Cati- 
lina, sic agit et quodam modo tacita loquitur : " Nullum 
jam aliquot annis facinus exstitit nisi per te, nullum flagi- 
tium sine te ; tibi uni multorum civium neces, tibi vexatio 
direptioque sociorum impunita fuit ac libera ; tu non solum 20 
ad negligendas leges et quaestiones, verum etiam ad ever- 
tendas perfringendasque valuisti. Superiora ilia, quam- 
quam ferenda non fuerunt, tamen, ut potui, tuli : nunc vero 
me totam esse in metu propter unum te, quidquid incre- 
puerit Catilinam timeri, nullum videri contra me consilium 25 
iniri posse, quod a tuo scelere abhorreat, non est ferendum. 
Quam ob rem discede atque hunc mihi timorem eripe ; si 
est verus, ne opprimar; sin falsus, ut tandem aliquando 
timere desinam." 

VIII. Haec si tecum, ut dixi, patria loquatur, nonne 30 
impetrare debeat, etiam si vim adhibere non possit ? Quid, 
quod tu te ipse in custodiam dedisti ? quod vitandae suspi- 
cions causa ad M\ Lepidum te habitare velle dixisti ? 
A quo non receptus etiam ad me venire ausus es atque ut 
domi meae te asservarem rogasti. Cum a me quoque id 35 
responsum tulisses, me nullo modo posse iisdem parietibus 



8 IN CATILINAM ORATIO PRIMA. 

tuto esse tecum, qui magno in periculo essem, quod iisdem 
moenibus contineremur, ad Q. Metellum praetorem venisti. 
A quo repudiatus ad sodalem tuum, virum optimum, M. 
Metellum demigrasti, quern tu videlicet et ad custodiendum 
5 diligentissimum et ad suspicandum sagacissimum et ad 
vindicandum fortissimum fore putasti. Sed quam longe 
videtur a carcere atque a vinculis abesse debere, qui se ipse 
jam dignum custodia judicarit ? 

Quae cum ita sint, Catilina, dubitas, si emori aequo 

10 animo non potes, abire in aliquas terras et vitam istam, 
multis suppliciis justis debitisque ereptam, fugae solitu- 
dinique mandare ? " Refer " inquis " ad senatum ; " id 
enim postulas,* et, si hie ordo sibi placere decreverit te ire 
in exsilium, obtemperaturum te esse dicis. Non referam, 

15 id quod abhorret a meis moribus, et tamen faciam ut intel- 
ligas, quid hi de te sentiant. Egredere ex urbe, Catilina, 
libera rem publicam metu, in exsilium, si hanc vocem ex- 
spectas, proficiscere. Quid est, Catilina ? Ecquid attendis, 
ecquid animadvertis horum silentium ? Patiuntur, tacent. 

20 Quid exspectas auctoritatem loquentium, quorum volunta- 
tern tacitorum perspicis ? 

At si hoc idem huic adolescenti optimo, P. Sestio, si 
fortissimo viro M. Marcello dixissem, jam mihi consuli hoc 
ipso in templo jure optimo senatus vim et manus intulisset. 

25 De te autem, Catilina, cum quiescunt, probant, cum pa- 
tiuntur, decernunt, cum tacent, clamant ; neque hi solum, 
quorum tibi auctoritas est videlicet cara, vita vilissima, sed 
etiam illi equites Romani, honestissimi atque optimi viri, 
ceterique fortissimi cives, qui sfcant circum senatum, quorum 

30 tu et frequentiam videre et studia perspicere et voces paulo 
ante exaudire potuisti. Quorum ego vix abs te jam diu 
manus ac tela contineo, eosdem facile adducam ut te haec, 
quae jam pridem vastare studes relinquentem usque ad 
portas prosequantur. 

85 IX. Quamquam quid loquor ? Te ut ulla res frangat ? 
tu ut unquam te corrigas ? tu ut ullam fugam meditere ? tu 



IN CATILJNAM ORATIO PRIMA. 9 

ut exsilium cogites ? Utinam tibi istam mentem dii immor- 
tales duint ! etsi video, si inea voce perterritus ire in ex- 
silium animum induxeris, quanta tempestas invidiae nobis, 
si minus in praesens tempus, recenti memoria scelerum 
tuorum, at in posteritatem impendeat. Sed est tanti, dum 5 
modo ista sit privata calamitas et a rei publicae periculis 
sejungatur. Sed tu ut vitiis tuis commoveare, ut legum 
poenas pertimescas, ut temporibus rei publicae cedas, non 
est postulandum. Neque enim is es, Catilina, ut te aut 
pudor uuquam a turpitudine aut metus a periculo aut ratio 10 
a furore revocaverit. Quam ob rem, ut saepe jam dixi, 
proficiscere, ac, si mini inimico, ut praedicas, tuo conflare 
vis invidiam, recta perge in exsilium : vix feram sermones 
hominum, si id feceris, vix molem istius invidiae, si in ex- 
silium jussu consulis ieris, sustinebo. Sin autem servire 15 
meae laudi et gloriae mavis, egredere cum importuna scele- 
ratorum manu; confer te ad Manlium; concita perditos 
cives ; secerne te a bonis ; infer patriae bellum ; exsulta 
impio latrocinio, ut a me non ejectus ad alienos, sed invi- 
tatus ad tuos esse videaris. 20 

Quamquam quid ego te invitem, a quo jam sciam esse 
praemissos, qui tibi ad Forum Aurelium praestolarentur 
armati ? cui sciam pactam et constitutam cum Manlio diem ? 
a quo etiam aquilam illam argenteam, quam tibi ac tuis 
omnibus perniciosam esse confido ac funestam futuram, cui 25 
domi tuae sacrarium scelerum tuorum constitutum fuit, 
sciam esse praemissam ? Tu ut ilia diutius carere possis, 
quam venerari ad caedem proficiscens solebas, a cujus 
altaribus saepe istam impiam dexteram ad necem civium 
transtulisti ? 30 

X. Ibis tandem aliquando, quo te jam pridem ista tua 
cupiditas effrenata ac furiosa rapiebat. Neque enim tibi 
haec res affert dolorem, sed quandam incredibilem volup- 
tatem. Ad banc te amentiam natura peperit, voluntas 
exercuit, fortuna servavit. Nunquam tu non modo otium, 35 
sed ne bellum quidem nisi nefarium concupisti. Nactus es 



10 IN CAT1LINAM ORATIO PRIMA. 

ex perditis atque ab omni non modo fortuna, verum etiam 
spe derelictis conflatam improborum manum. 

Hie tu qua laetitia perfruere ! quibus gaudiis exsultabis 1 
quanta in voluptate bacchabere, cum in tan to numero 
5 tuorum neque audies virum bonum quemquatn neque 
videbis ! Ad hujus vitae studium meditati illi sunt qui 
feruntur labores tui, jacere humi non solum ad obsidendum 
stuprum, verum etiam ad facinus obeundum, vigilare non 
solum insidiantem somno maritorum, verum etiam bonis 

10 otiosorum. Habes, ubi ostentes illam tuam praeclaram 
patientiam famis, frigoris, inopiae rerum omnium, quibus 
te brevi tempore confectum sen ties. Tan turn profeci turn, 
cum te a consulatu reppuli, ut exsul potius tentare quam 
consul vexare rem publicam posses, atque ut id, quod est 

15 abs te scelerate susceptum, latrocinium potius quam bellum 
nominaretur. 

XI. Nunc ut a me, patres conscripti, quandam prope 
justam patriae querimoniam detester ac deprecer, percipite, 
quaeso, diligenter quae dicam, et ea penitus animis vestris 

20 mentibusque mandate. Etenim si mecum patria, quae mini 
vita mea multo est carior, si cuncta Italia, si omnis res 
publica sic loquatur : " M. Tulli, quid agis ? Tune eum, 
quern esse hostem comperisti, quem ducem belli futurum 
vides, quem exspectari imperatorem in castris hostium 

25 sentis, auctorem sceleris, principem con jura tionis, evocato- 
rem servorum et civium perditorum, exire patiere, ut abs te 
non emissus ex urbe, sed immissus in urbem esse videatur ? 
Nonne hunc in vincula duci, non ad mortem rapi, non sum- 
mo supplicio mactari imperabis ? Quid tandem te impedit ? 

30 Mosne majorum ? At persaepe etiam privati in hac re 
publica perniciosos cives morte multarunt. An leges, quae 
de civium Romanorum supplicio rogatae sunt? At nun- 
quam in hac urbe, qui a re publica defecerunt, civium jura 
tenuerunt. An invidiam posteritatis times? Praeclaram 

35 vero populo Romano refers gratiam, qui te, hominem per 
te cognitum, nulla commendatione majorum tarn mature ad 



IN CATILINAM ORATIO PRIMA. 11 

summum imperium per omnes honorum gradus extulit, si 
propter invidiam aut alicujus periculi metum salutem 
civium tuorum negligis. Sed si quis est invidiae metus, 
num est vehementius severitatis ac fortitudinis invidia 
quam inertiae ac nequitiae pertimescenda ? An cum 5 
bello vastabitur Italia, vexabuntur urbes, tecta ardebunt, 
turn te non existitnas invidiae incendio conflagraturum ? " 

XII. His ego sanctissimis rei publicae vocibus et eorum 
hominum, qui hoc idem sentiunt, mentibus pauca responde- 
bo. Ego, si hoc optimum factu judicarem, patres conscripti, 10 
Catilinam morte multari, unius usuram horae gladiatori isti 
ad vivendum non dedissem. Etenim si sum mi viri et cla- 
rissimi cives Saturnini et Gracchorum et Flacci et superiorum 
complurium sanguine non modo se non contaminarunt, sed 
etiam honestarunt, certe verendum mihi non erat, ne quid 15 
hoc parricida civium interfecto invidiae mihi in posteritatem 
redundaret. Quod si ea mihi maxime impenderet, tamen 
hoc animo semper fui, ut invidiam virtute partam gloriam, 
non invidiam putarem. 

Quamquam nonnulli sunt in hoc ordine, qui aut ea quae 20 
imminent non videant, aut ea quae vident dissimulent: 
qui spem Catilinae mollibus sententiis aluerunt conjura- 
tionemque nascentem non credendo corroboraverunt ; quo- 
rum auctoritatem secuti multi, non solum improbi, verum 
etiam imperiti, si in hunc animadvertissem, crudeliter et 25 
regie factum esse dicerent. Nunc intelligo, si iste, quo 
intendit, in Manliana castra pervenerit, neminem tarn 
stultum fore qui non videat conjurationem esse factam, 
neminem tam improbum qui non fateatur. Hoc autem uno 
interfecto, intelligo hanc rei publicae pestem paulisper 30 
reprimi, non in perpetuum comprimi posse. Quod si se 
ejecerit secumque suos eduxerit et eodem ceteros undique 
collectos naufragos aggregaverit, exstinguetur atque de- 
lebitur non modo haec tam adulta rei publicae pestis, verum 
etiam stirps ac semen malorum omnium. 36 

XIII, Etenim jam diu, patres conscripti, in his periculis 



12 IN CATILINAM ORATIO PRIMA. 

conjurationis insidiisque versamur, sed nescio quo pacto 
omnium scelerum ac veteris furoris et audaciae maturitas in 
nostri consulatus tempus erupit. Quod si ex tanto latro- 
cinio iste unus tolletur, videbimur fortasse ad breve quoddam 
5 tempus cura et metu esse relevati, periculum autem resi- 
debit et erit inclusum penitus in venis atque in visceribus 
rei publicae. Ut saepe homines aegri morbo gravi, cum 
aestu febrique jactantur, si aquam gelidam biberunt, primo 
relevari videntur, deinde multo gravius vehementiusque 

10 afflictantur, sic hie morbus, qui est in re publica, relevatus 
istius poena, vehementius vivis reliquis ingravescet. 

Quare secedant improbi, secernant se a bonis, unum in 
locum congregentur, muro denique, id quod saepe jam dixi, 
discernantur a nobis; desinant insidiari domi suae consuli, 

15 circumstare tribunal praetoris urbani, obsidere cum gladiis 
curiam, malleolos et faces ad inflammandam urbem com- 
parare : sit denique inscriptum in fronte unius cujusque. 
quid de re publica sentiat. Polliceor vobis hoc, patres con- 
script!, tantam in nobis consulibus fore diligentiam, tantam 

20 in vobis auctoritatem, tantam in equitibus Romanis virtu- 
tem, tantam in omnibus bonis consensionem, ut Catilinae 
profectione omnia patefacta, illustrata, oppressa, vindicata 
esse videatis. 

Hisce ommibus, Catilina, cum summa rei publicae salute, 

25 cum tua peste ac pernicie cumque eorum exitio, qui se tecum 
omni scelere parricidioque junxerunt, proficiscere ad impi- 
um bellum ac nefarium. Turn tu, Juppiter, qui iisdem qui- 
bus haec urbs auspiciis a Romulo es constitutus, quem 
Statorem hujus urbis atque imperii vere nominamus, hunc 

SO et hujus socios a tuis aris ceterisque templis, a tectis urbis 
ac moenibus, a vita fortunisque civium arcebis, et homines | 
bonorum inimicos, hostes patriae, latrones Italiae, scelerum 
foedere inter se ac nefaria societate conjunctos, aeternis 
suppliciis vivos mortuosque mactabis. 



M. TULLII CICERONIS 

IN 

L. CATILINAM 

OEATIO SECUNDA, 

AD QUIRITES. 



I. Tandem aliquando, Quirites, L. Catilinam, furentem 
audacia, scelus anhelantem, pestem patriae nefarie molien- 
tem, vobis atque liuic urbi ferro flamraaque minitantem, ex 
urbe vel ejecimus vel eraisimus vel ipsum egredientem ver- 
bis prosecuti sumus. Abiit, excessit, evasit, erupit. Nulla 5 
jam pernicies a monstro illo atque prodigio moenibus ipsis 
intra moenia comparabitur. Atque hunc quidem unura 
hujus belli domestici ducem sine controversia vicimus. 
Non enim jam inter latera nostra sica ilia versabitur ; non 
in campo, non in foro, non in curia, non denique intra do- 10 
mesticos parietes pertimescemus. Loco ille motus est, 
cum ex urbe est expulsus. Palam jam cum hoste nullo 
impediente bellum geremus. Sine dubio perdidimus homi- 
nem magnificeque vicimus, cum ilium ex occultis in- 
sidiis in apertum latrocinium conjecimus. Quod vero non 15 
cruentum mucronem, ut voluit, extulit, quod vivis nobis 
egressus est, quod ei ferrum e manibus extorsimus, quod 
nncolumes cives, quod stantem urbem reliquit, quanto tan- 
dem ilium maerore esse afflictum et profligatum putatis ? 
! Jacet ille nunc prostratusque est, et se perculsum atque 20 
abjectum esse sentit, et retorquet oculos profecto saepe ad 






14 IN CATILINAM ORATIO SECUNDA. 

hanc urbem, quam e suis faucibus ereptam esse luget : quae 
quidem laetari mihi videtur, quod tantam pestem evomuerit 
forasque projecerit. 

II. Ac si quis est talis, quales omnes esse oportebat, 
5 qui in hoc ipso, in quo exsultat et triumphat oratio mea, me x 
yehementer accuset, quod tarn capitalem hostem non com= 
prehenderim potius quam emiserim, non est ista mea culpa, 
sed temporura. Iuterfectum esse L. Catilinam et gravissimo 
supplicio affectum jam pridem oportebat, idque a me et 

10 mos majorum et hujus imperii severitas et res publica 
postulabat. Sed quam multos fuisse putatis, qui quae ego 
deferrem non crederent, quam multos, qui etiam defende- 
rent ? Ac si> illo sublato depelli a vobis omne periculum 
judicarem, jam pridem ego L. Catilinam non modo invidiae 

15 meae, verum etiam vitae periculo sustulissem. Sed cum 
viderem, ne vobis quidem omnibus re etiam turn probata, 
si ilium, ut erat meritus, morte multassem, fore ut ejus 
socios invidia oppressus persequi non possem, rem hue 
deduxi, ut turn palam pugnare possetis, cum hostem aperte 

20 videretis. 

Quern quidem ego hostem, Quirites, quam vehementer 
foris esse timendum putem, licet hinc intelligatis, quod 
etiam moleste fero, quod ex urbe parum comitatus exierit. 
Utinam ille omnes secum copias suas eduxisset! Ton- 

25 gilium mihi eduxit, quern amare in praetexta coeperat, 
Publicium et Munatium, quorum aes alienum contractum in 
popina nullum rei publicae motum afferre poterat : reliquit 
quos viros ! quanto aere alieno, quam valentes, quam no- 
biles ! 

30 III. Itaque ego ilium exercitum prae Gallicanis legioni- 
bus et hoc delectu, quern in agro Piceno et Gallico Q. 
Metellus habuit, et his copiis, quae a nobis quotidie com- 
parantur, magno opere contemno, collectum ex senibus de- 
speratis, ex agresti luxuria, ex rusticis decoctoribus, ex iis, 

35 qui vadimonia deserere quam ilium exercitum maluerunt : 
•« quibus ego non modo si aciem exercitus nostri, verum etiam 



IN CATILIXAM ORATIO SECUNDA. 15 

si edictum praetoris ostendero, concident. Hos, quos video 
volitare in foro, quos stare ad curiam, quos etiaui in senatum 
venire, qui nitent unguentis, qui fulgent purpura, mallera 
secum suos milites eduxisset: qui si hie permanent, me- 
mentote non tarn exercitum ilium esse nobis quam hos, qui 5 
exercitum deseruerimt, pertimescendos. Atque hoc etiam 
sunt timendi magis, quod quid cogitent me scire sentiunt, 
neque tamen permoventur. Video, cui sit Apulia attributa, 
quis habeat Etruriam, quis agrum Picenum, quis Gallicum, 
quis sibi has urbanas insidias caedis atque incendiorum 10 
depoposcerit. Omnia superioris noctis coDsilia ad me 
delata esse sentiunt ; patefeci in senatu hesterno die ; Cati- 
lina ipse pertimuit, profugit. Hi quid exspectant ? Ne illi 
vehementer errant, si illam meam pristinam lenitatem per- 
petuam sperant futuram. 15 

IV. Quod exspectavi, jam sum assecutus, ut vos omnes 
factam esse aperte conjurationem contra rem publicam 
videretis : nisi vero si quis est, qui Catilinae similes cum 
Catilina sentire non putet. Non est jam lenitati locus ; 
severitatem res ipsa flagitat. Unum etiam nunc concedam : 9,0 
exeant, proficiscantur, ne patiantur desiderio sui Catilinam 
miserum tabescere. Demonstrabo iter : Aurelia via pro- 
fectus est ; si accelerare volent, ad vesperam consequentur. 
O fortunatam rem publicam, si quidem hanc sentinam ur- 
bis ejecerit ! Uno mehercule Catilina exhausto, relevata 25 
mihi et recreata res publica videtur. Quid enim mali aut 
sceleris fingi aut cogitari potest, quod non ille conceperit ? 
Quis tota Italia veneficus, quis gladiator, quis latro, quis 
sicarius, quis parricida, quis testamentorum subjector, quis 
circumscriptor, quis ganeo, quis nepos, quis adulter, quae 30 
mulier infamis, quis corruptor juventutis, quis corruptus, 
quis perditus inveniri potest, qui se cum Catilina non fa- 
miliarissime vixisse fateatur ? Quae caedes per hosce annos 
sine illo facta est, quod nefarium stuprum non per ilium ? 
Jam vero quae tanta unquam in ullo homine juventutis 35 
illecebra fuit, quanta in illo ? qui alios amabat ipse tur- 



16 IN CATILINAM ORATIO SECUNDA. 

pissime, aliorum amori flagitiosissime serviebat, aliis fruc- 
tum libidinum, aliis mortem parentum non modo impellen- 
do, verum etiam adjuvando pollicebatur. Nunc vero quam 
subito. non solum ex urbe, verum etiam ex agris ingentem 
5 numerum perditorum hominum collegerat ! Nemo non 
modo Romae, sed ne ullo quidem in angulo totius Italiae 
oppressus aere alieno fuit, quern non ad hoc incredibile 
sceleris foedus adsciverit. 

V. Atque ut ejus diversa studia in dissimili ratione 

10 perspicere possitis, nemo est in ludo gladiatorio paulo ad 
facinus audacior, qui se non intimum Catilinae, nemo in 
scaena levior et nequior, qui se non ejusdem prope sodalem 
fuisse commemoret. Atque idem tamen, stuprorum et 
scelerum exercitatione assuefactus frigore et fame ac siti et 

15 vigiliis perferendis, fortis ab istis praedicabatur, cum in- 
dustriae subsidia atque instrumenta virtutis in libidine au- 
daciaque consumer entur. 

Hunc vero si secuti erunt sui comites, si ex urbe exi- 
erint desperatorum hominum flagitiosi greges, o nos beatos, 

20 o rem publicam fortunatam, o praeclaram laudem consula- 
tus mei ! Non enim jam sunt mediocres hominum libidines, 
non bumanae ac tolerandae audaciae ; nihil cogitant nisi 
caedes, nisi incendia, nisi rapinas. Patrimonia sua pro- 
fuderunt, fortunas suas obligaverunt, res eos jam pridem, 

25 fides nuper deficere coepit : eadem tamen ilia, quae erat in 
abundantia, libido manet. Quod si in vino et alea comis- 
sationes solum et scorta quaererent, essent illi quidem 
desperandi, sed tamen essent ferendi. Hoc vero quis ferre 
possit, inertes homines fortissimis viris insidiari, stultissimos 

30 prudentissimis, ebriosos sobriis, dormientes vigilantibus ? 
qui accubantes in conviviis, complexi mulieres impudicas, 
vino languidi, conferti cibo, sertis redimiti, unguentis obliti, 
debilitati stupris, eructant sermonibus suis caedem bono- 
rum atque urbis incendia. 

35 Quibus ego confido impendere latum aliquod, et poenam 
jam diu improbitati, nequitiae, sceleri, libidini debitam aut 



IN CATILINAM ORATIO SECUNDA. 1? 

instare jam plane aut certe appropinquare. Quos si meus 
consulatus, quoniam sanare non potest, sustulerit, non breve 
nescio quod tempus, sed multa saecula propagarit rei pub- 
licae. Nulla est enim natio, quani pertimescamus, nullus 
rex, qui bellum populo Romano facere possit ; omnia sunt 5 
externa unius virtute terra marique pacata: domesticum 
bellum manet, intus insidiae sunt, intus inclusum periculum 
est, intus est hostis : cum luxuria nobis, cum amentia, cum 
scelere certandum est. Huic ego me bello ducem profiteor, 
Quirites ; suscipio inimicitias hominum perditorum. Quae 10 
sanari poterunt, quacumque ratione sanabo ; quae resecanda 
erunt, non patiar ad perniciem civitatis manere. Proinde 
aut exeant aut quiescant aut, si et in urbe et in eadem 
mente permanent, ea quae merentur exspectent. 

VI. At etiam sunt qui dicant, Quirites, a me in exsilium 15 
ejectum esse Catilinam. Quod ego si verbo assequi possem, 
istos ipsos ejicerem, qui haec loquuntur. Homo enim vi- 
delicet timidus aut etiam permodestus vocem consulis ferre 
non potuit ; simul atque ire in exsilium jussus est, paruit 
atque ivit. 20 

Hesterno die, cum domi meae paene interfectus essem, 

senatum in aedem Jovis Statoris vocavi, rem omnem ad 

patres conscriptos detuli : quo cum Catilina venisset, quis 

eum senator appellavit ? quis salutavit ? quis denique ita 

aspexit ut perditum civem, ac non potius ut importunissi- 25 

• mum hostem ? Quin etiam principes ejus ordinis partem 

illam subselliorum, ad quam ille accesserat, nudam atque 

inanem reliquerunt. Hie ego vehemens ille consul, qui 

1 verbo cives in exsilium ejicio, quaesivi a Catilina, in noc- 

; turno conventu apud M. Laecam fuisset necne. Cum ille, 30 

, homo audacissimus, conscientia convictus primo reticuisset, 

patefeci cetera : quid ea nocte egisset, quid in proximam 

constituisset, quern ad modum esset ei ratio totius belli de- 

scripta, edocui. Cum haesitaret, cum teneretur, quaesivi, 

quid dubitaret proficisci eo, quo jam pridem pararet, cum 35 

' arma, cum secures, cum fasces, cum tubas, cum signa 



18 IN CATILINAM ORATIO SECUNDA. 

militaria, cum aquilam illam argenteam, cui ille etiam sa- 
crarium domi suae fecerat, scirem esse praemissam. In 
exsilium ejiciebam, quern jam ingressum esse in bellum vi- 
debam? Etenim, credo, Manlius iste centurio, qui in agro 
5 Faesulano castra posuit, bellum populo Romano suo nomine 
indixit, et ilia castra nunc non Catilinam ducem exspectant, 
et ille ejectus in exsilium se Massiliam, ut aiunt, non in 
haec castra conferet. 

VII. O condicionem miseram non modo administrandae, 

10 verum etiam conservandae rei publicae ! Nunc si L. Cati- 
lina consiliis, laboribus, periculis meis circumclusus ac de- 
bilitatus subito pertimuerit, sententiam mutaverit, de- 
seruerit suos, consilium belli faciendi abjecerit, ex hoc 
cursu sceleris et belli iter ad fugam atque in exsilium con- 

15 verterit, non ille a me spoliatus armis audaciae, non ob- 
stupefactus ac perterritus mea diligentia, non de spe cona- 
tuque depulsus, sed indemnatus innocens in exsilium ejec- 
tus a consule vi et minis dicetur ; et erunt qui ilium, si hoc 
fecerit, non improbum, sed miserum, me non diligentissimum 

20 consulem, sed crudelissimum tyrannum existimari velint. 
Est mihi tanti, Quirites, hujus invidiae falsae atque iniquae 
tempestatem subire, dum modo a vobis hujus horribilis belli 
ac nefarii periculum depellatur. Dicatur sane ejectus esse 
a me, dum modo eat in exsilium : sed, mihi credite, non est 

25 iturus. Nunquam ego a diis immortalibus optabo, Quirites, 
invidiae meae levandae causa, ut L. Catilinam ducere exer- 
citum hostium atque in armis volitare audiatis, sed triduo 
tamen audietis ; multoque magis illud timeo, ne mihi sit 
invidiosum aliquando, quod ilium emiserim potius quam 

BO quod ejecerim. Sed cum sint homines, qui ilium, cum 
profectus sit, ejectum esse dicant, iidem. si interfectus 
esset, quid dicerent? 

Quamquam isti, qui Catilinam Massiliam ire dictitant, 
non tam hoc queruntur quam verentur. Nemo est istorum 

35 tam misericors, qui ilium non ad Manlium quam ad Massili- 
enses ire malit. Ille autem, si mehercule hoc quod agit 



IX CATILIXAU ORATIO SECUNDA. 19 

nunquam antea cogitasset, tamen latrocinantem se interfici 
mallet quam exsulem vivere. Nunc vero, cum.ei nihil 
adhuc praeter ipsius voluntatem cogitationemque accident, 
nisi quod vivis nobis Roma profectus est, optemus potius ut 
eat in exsilium quam queramur. 5 

VIII. Sed cur tain diu de uno hoste loquimur, et de eo 
hoste, qui jam fatetur se esse hostem, et quern, quia, quod 
semper volui, murus interest, non timeo : de his, qui dis- 
simulant, qui Romae remanent, qui nobiscum sunt, nihil 
dicimus ? Quos quidem ego, si ullo modo fieri possit, non 10 
tarn ulcisci studeo quam sanare sibi ipsos, placare rei pub- 
licae ; neque id quare fieri non possit, si me audire volent, 
intelligo. Exponam enim vobis, Quhites, ex quibus ge- 
neribus hominum istae copiae comparentur ; deinde singulis 
medicinam consilii atque orationis meae, si quam potero, 15 
afferam. 

Unum genus est eorum, qui magno in aere alieno ma- 
jores etiam possessiones habent, quarum amore adducti 
dissolvi nullo modo possunt. Horum hominum species est 
honestissima — sunt enim locupletes — voluntas vero et 2C 
causa impudentissima. Tu agris, tu aedificiis, tu argento, 
tu familia, tu rebus omnibus ornatus et copiosus sis, et 
dubites de possession e detrahere, acquirere ad fidem ? 
Quid enim exspectas ? Bellum ? Quid ergo, in vastatione 
omnium tuas possessiones sacrosanctas futuras putas ? An 2£ 
tabulas novas ? Errant qui istas a Catilina exspectant : 
meo beneficio tabulae novae proferentur, verum auctiona- 
riae ; neque enim isti, qui possessiones habent, alia ratione 
ulla salvi esse possunt. Quod si maturius facere voluissent 
neque, id quod stultissimum est, certare cum usuris fructi- 30 
bus praediorum, et locupletioribus his et melioribus civibus 
uteremur. Sed hosce homines minime puto pertimescen- 
dos, quod aut deduci de sententia possunt aut, si permane- 
bunt, magis mihi videntur vota facturi contra rem publicam 
quam arm a laturi. • 35 

IX. Alterum genus est eorum, qui, quamquam pre- 



20 IN CATILINAM ORATIO SECUNDA. 

muntur aere alieno, dominationem tamen exspectant, rcrum 
potiri volunt, honores, quos quieta re publica desperant, 
perturbata consequi se posse arbitrantur. Quibus hoc 
praecipiendum videtur, unum scilicet et idem quod reliquis 
f- omnibus, ut desperent se id quod conantur consequi posse : 
prirnum omnium me ipsum vigilare, adesse, providere rei 
publicae ; deinde magnos animos esse in bonis viris, magnam 
concordiam in maxima multitudine, magnas praeterea co- 
pias militum ; deos denique immortales huic invicto populo, 

10 clarissimo imperio, pulcherrimae urbi contra tantam vim 
sceleris praesentes auxilium esse laturos. Quod si jam sint 
id, quod summo furore cupiunt, adepti, num illi in cinere 
urbis et in sanguine civium, quae mente scelerata ac nefaria 
concupiverunt, se consules aut dictatores aut etiam reges 

15 sperant futuros? Non vident id se cupere, quod si adepti 
sint, fugitivo alicui aut gladiatori concedi sit necesse. 

Tertium genus est aetate jam affectum, sed tamen exer- 
citatione robustum, quo ex genere est ipse Manlius, cui 
nunc Catilina succedit. Sunt homines ex iis coloniis, quas 

20 Sulla constituit : quas ego universas civium esse optimorum 
et fortissimorum virorum sentio, sed tamen ii sunt coloni, 
qui se in insperatis ac repentinis pecuniis sumptuosius in- 
solentiusque jactarunt. Hi dum aedificant tamquam beati, 
dum praediis, lecticis, familiis magnis, conviviis apparatis 

25 delectantur, in tantum aes alienum inciderunt, ut, si salvi 
esse velint, Sulla sit iis ab inferis excitandus : qui etiam 
nonnullos agrestes homines tenues atque egentes in eandem 
illam spem rapinarum veterum impulerunt. Quos ego, 
Quirites, in eodem genere praedatorum direptorumque 

$0 pono, sed eos hoc moneo : desinant furere et proscriptiones 
et dictaturas cogitare. Tantus enim illorum temporum 
dolor inustus est civitati, ut jam ista non modo homines, 
sed ne pecudes quidem mihi passurae esse videantur. 

X. Quartum genus est sane varium et mixtum et turbu- 

36 lentum ; qui jam pridem premuntur, qui nunquam emergunt ; 
qui partim inertia, partim male gerendo negotio, partim 



IN CATILINAM ORATIO SECUNDA. 21 

etiam sumptibus in vetere aere alieno vacillant ; qui vadi- 
moniis, judiciis, proscriptionibus bonorum defatigati, per- 
multi et ex urbe et ex agris se in ilia castra conferee di- 
cuntur. Hosce ego non tarn milites acres quam infitiatores 
lentos esse arbitror. Qui homines quam primum, si stare 5 
non possunt, corruant, sed ita, ut non modo civitas, sed ne 
vicini quidem proximi sentiant. Nam illud non intelligo, 
quam ob rem, si vivere honeste non possunt, perire turpiter 
relint, aut cur minore dolore perituros se cum multis, quam 
si soli pereant, arbitrentur. 10 

Quintum genus est parricidarum, sicariorum, denique 
omnium facinorosorum : quos ego a Catilina non revoco ; 
nam neque divelli ab eo possunt et pereant sane in latro- 
cinio, quoniam sunt ita multi, ut eos career capere non 
possit. 15 

Postremum autem genus est, non solum numero, verum 
etiam genere ipso atque vita, quod proprium Catilinae est, 
de ejus delectu, immo vero de complexu ejus ac sinu, quos 
pexo capillo, nitidos, aut imberbes aut bene barbatos 
videtis, manicatis et talaribus tunicis, velis amictos, non 20 
togis ; quorum omnis industria vitae et vigilandi labor in 
antelucanis cenis expromitur. In his gregibus omnes alea- 
tores, omnes adulteri, omnes impuri impudicique versantur. 
Hi pueri tarn lepidi ac delicati non solum amare et amari, 
neque cantare et saltare, sed etiam sicas vibrare et spar- 25 
gere venena didicerunt: qui nisi exeunt, nisi pereunt, 
etiam si Catilina perierit, scitote hoc in re publica semina- 
rium Catilinarum futurum. Verum tamen quid sibi isti 
miseri volunt ? Num suas secum mulierculas sunt in castra 
ducturi? Quem ad modum autem illis carere poterunt, his 30 
praesertim jam noctibus ? Quo autem pacto illi Appenni- 
num atque illas pruinas ac nives perferent ? nisi idcirco se 
facilius hiemem toleraturos putant, quod nudi in conviviis 
saltare didicerunt. 

XI. O bellum magno opere pertimescendum, cum 35 
hanc sit habiturus Catilina scortorum cohortem praetoriam ! 



22 IN CATILINAM ORATIO SECUNDA. 

Instruite nunc, Quirites, contra has tam praeclaras Catilinae 
copias vestra praesidia vestrosque exercitus : et primum 
gladiatori illi confecto et saucio consules imperatoresque 
vestros opponite ; deinde contra illam naufragorum ejectam 
5 ac debilitatam manum florem totius Italiae ac robur educite. 
Jam vero urbes coloniarum ac municipiorum respondebunt 
Catilinae tumulis silvestribus. Neque ego ceteras copias, 
ornamenta, praesidia vestra cum illius latronis inopia atque 
egestate conferre debeo. Sed si, omissis his rebus, quibus 

10 nos suppeditamur, eget ille, senatu, equitibus Romanis, 
urbe, aerario, vectigalibus, cuncta Italia, provinciis omni- 
bus, exteris nationibus ; si, his rebus omissis, causas ipsas, 
quae inter se confligunt, contendere velimus, ex eo ipso, 
quam valde illi jaceant, intelligere possumus. Ex hac 

15 enim parte pudor pugnat, illinc petulantia ; hinc pudicitia, 
illinc stuprum ; hinc fides, illinc fraudatio; hinc pietas, 
illinc scelus ; hinc constantia, illinc furor ; hinc honestas, 
illinc turpitudo ; hinc continentia, illinc libido ; denique 
aequitas, temperantia, fortitudo, prudentia, virtutes omnes 

20 certant cum iniquitate, luxuria, ignavia, temeritate, cum 
vitiis omnibus ; postremo copia cum egestate, bona ratio 
cum perdita, mens sana cum amentia, bona denique spes 
cum omnium rerum desperatione confligit. In ejus modi 
certamine ac proelio nonne, etiam si hominum studia de- 

25 ficiant, dii ipsi immortales cogant ab his praeclarissimis 
virtutibus tot et tanta vitia superari ? 

XII. Quae cum ita sint, Quirites, vos, quem ad mo- 
dum jam antea dixi, vestra tecta vigiliis custodiisque de- 
fendite : mihi, ut urbi sine vestro motu ac sine ullo tu- 

30 multu satis esset praesidii, consultum atque provisum est. 
Coloni omnes municipesque vestri, certiores a me facti de 
hac nocturna excursione Catilinae, facile urbes suas fines- 
que defendent. Gladiatores, quam sibi ille manum certis- 
simam fore putavit, quamquam animo meliore sunt quam 

35 pars patriciorum, potestate tamen nostra continebuntur. 
Q. Metellus, quem ego hoc prospiciens in agrum Gallicum 



IN CATILINAM ORATIO SECUNDA. 23 

Piccnuraque praemisi, aut opprimet hominem aut omnes 
ejus motus conatusque prohibebit. Reliquis autem de 
rebus constituendis, maturandis, agendis jam ad senatum 
referemus, quern vocari videtis. 

Nunc illos, qui in urbe remanserunt, atque adeo qui 5 
contra urbis salutem omniumque nostrum in urbe a Catilina 
relicti sunt, quamquam sunt hostes, tamen, quia sunt cives, 
monitos etiam atque etiam volo. Mea lenitas adhuc si cui 
solutior visa est, hoc exspectavit, ut id quod latebat 
erumperet. Quod reliquum est, jam non possum oblivisci, 10 
meam hanc esse patriam, me horum esse consulem, mihi 
aut cum his vivendum aut pro his esse moriendum. Nullus 
est portis custos, nullus insidiator viae ; si qui exire volunt, 
conivere possum : qui vero se in urbe commoverit, cujus 
ego non modo factum, sed inceptum ullum conatumve 15 
contra patriam deprehendero, sentiet in hac urbe esse con- 
sules vigilantes, esse magistratus egregios, esse forte m 
senatum, esse arma, esse carcerem, quem vindicem nefari- 
orum ac manifestorum scelerum majores nostri esse volu- 
erunt. 20 

XIII. Atque haec omnia sic agentur, Quirites, ut maxi- 
mae res minimo motu, pericula summa nullo tumultu, bel- 
lum intestinum ac domesticum post hominum memoriam 
crudelissimum et maximum me uno togato duce et impe- 
ratore sedetur. Quod ego sic administrabo, Quirites, ut, si 25 
ullo modo fieri poterit, ne improbus quidem quisquam in 
hac urbe poenam sui sceleris sufferat. Sed si vis manifes- 
tae audaciae, si impendens patriae periculum me necessa- 
rio de hac animi lenitate deduxerit, illud profecto perficiam, 
quod in tanto et tarn insidioso bello vix optandum videtur, 30 
ut neque bonus quisquam intereat paucorumque poena vos 
jam omnes salvi esse possitis. 

Quae quidem ego neque mea prudentia neque humanis 
consiliis fretus polliceor vobis, Quirites, sed multis et non 
dubiis deorum immortalium significationibus, quibus ego 35 
ducibus in hanc spem sententiamque sum ingressus ; qui jam 



24 IN CATILINAM ORATIO SECUNDA. 

non procul, ut quondam solebant, ab externo hoste atque 
longinquo, sed hie praesentes suo numine atque auxilio sua 
tenipla atque urbis tecta defendent. Quos vos, Quirites, 
precari, venerari, implorare debetis, ut, quam urbem pul- 
5 cherrimam florentissimamque esse voluerunt, hanc, omnibus 
hostium copiis terra marique superatis, a perditissimorum 
civium nefario scelere defendant. 



M. TULLII CICERONIS 

IN 

L. CAT I L I IAM 

ORATIO TEETIA, 

AD QUIRITES. 



I. Rem publicam, Quirites, vitamque omnium vestrum, 
bona, fortunas, conjuges liberosque vestros atque hoc domi- 
ciliuin clarissimi imperii, fortunatissimam pulcherrimamque 
urbem, hodierno die deorum immortalium summo erga vos 
amore, laborious, consiliis, periculis meis e flamma atque 5 
ferro ac paene ex faucibus fati ereptam et vobis conserva- 
tam ac restitutam videtis. Et, si non minus nobis jucundi 
atque illustres sunt ii dies, quibus conservamur, quam illi, 
quibus nascimur, quod salutis certa laetitia est, nascendi 
incerta condicio, et quod sine sensu nascimur, cum volup- 10 
tate servamur, profecto, quoniam ilium, qui hanc urbem 
condidit, ad deos immortales benevolentia famaque sustuli- 
mus, esse apud vos posterosque vestros in honore debebit 
is, qui eandem banc urbem conditam amplificatamque ser- 
vavit. Nam toti urbi, templis, delubris, tectis ac moenibus 15 
subjectos prope jam ignes circumdatosque restinximus, 
iidemque gladios in rem publicam destrictos rettudimus mu- 
cronesque eorum a jugulis vestris dejecimus. Quae quo- 
niam in senatu illustrata, patefacta, comperta sunt per me, 
vobis jam exponam breviter, Quirites, ut et quanta et quam 20 
manifesta, et qua ratione investigata et comprehensa sint, 
Vos, qui ignoratis et exspectatis, scire possitis. 



26 IN CATILINAM ORATIO TERTIA. 

Principio, ut Catilina paucis ante diebus erupit ex urbe, 

cum sceleris sui socios, hujusce nefarii belli acerrimos 

duces, Romae reliquisset, semper vigilavi et providi, Qui- 

rites, quern ad modum in tantis et tam absconditis insidiis 

5 salvi esse possemus. 

II. Nam turn, cum ex urbe Catilinam ejiciebam — non 
enim ja*n vereor hujus verbi invidiam, cum ilia magis sit 
timenda, quod vivus exierit — sed turn, cum ilium exter- 
minari volebam, aut reliquam conjuratorum manum simul 

10 exituram aut eos, qui restitissent, iirfirmos sine illo ac 
debiles fore putabam. Atque ego, ut vidi, quos maximo 
furore et scelere esse inflammatos sciebam, eos nobiscum 
esse et Romae remansisse, in ec omnes dies noctesque con- 
sumpsi, ut, quid agerent, quid molirentur, sentirem ac vide- 

15 rem, ut, quoniam auribus vestris propter incredibilem mag- 
nitudinem sceleris minorem fidem faceret oratio mea, rem 
ita eomprehenderem, ut turn demum animis saluti vestrae 
provideretis, cum oculis maleficium ipsum videretis. 
Itaque ut comperi legatos Allobrogum belli transalpini et 

20 tumultus Gallici excitandi causa a P. Lentulo esse sollici- 
tatos, eosque in Galliam ad suos cives eodemque itinere 
cum litteris mandatisque ad Catilinam esse missos, comi- 
temque iis adjunctum esse T. Volturcium atque huic ad 
Catilinam esse datas litteras, facultatem mihi oblatam pu- 

25 tavi, ut, quod erat difficillimum quodque ego semper opta- 
bam ab diis immortalibus, tota res non solum a me, sed 
etiam a senatu et a vobis manifesto deprehenderetur. 

Itaque hesterno die L. Flaccum et C. Pomptinum prae- 
tores, fortissimos atque amantissimos rei publicae viros, ad 

30 me vocavi, rem exposui, quid fieri placeret ostendi. Illi 
autem, qui omnia de re publica praeclara atque egregia 
sentirent, sine recusatione ac sine ulla mora negotium 
susceperunt et, cum advesperasceret, occulte ad pontem 
Mulvium pervenerunt atque ibi in proximis villis ita bipar- 

35 tito fuerunt, ut Tiberis inter eos et pons interesset. Eodem 
autcm et ipsi sine cujusquam suspicione multos fortes viros 



IN CATILINAM ORATIO TERTIA. 27 

eduxerant, et ego ex praefectura Reatina complures de- 
lectos adolescentes, quorum opera utor assidue in rei publi- 
cae praesidio, cum gladiis miseram. Interim tertia fere 
vigilia exacta, cum jam pontem magno comitatu legati 
Allobrogum ingredi inciperent unaque Volturcius, fit in eos 5 
impetus ; educuntur et ab illis gladii et a nostris. Res 
praetoribus erat nota solis, ignorabatur a ceteris. 

III. Turn interventu Pomptini atque Flacci pugna, quae 
erat commissa, sedatur. Litterae, quaecumque erant in eo 
comitatu, integris signis praetoribus traduntur ; ipsi com- 10 
prehensi ad me, cum jam dilucesceret, deducuntur. At- 
que horum omnium scelerum improbissimum machinatorem 
Cimbrum Gabinium statim ad me, nibildum suspicantem, 
vocavi ; deinde item arcessitus est L. Statilius et post eum 
C. Cethegus ; tardissime autem Lentulus venit, credo quod 15 
in litteris dandis praeter consuetudinem proxima nocte 
vigilarat. Cum summis et clarissimis hujus civitatis viris, 
qui audita re frequentes ad me mane convenerant, litteras 

a me prius aperiri quam ad senatum deferri placeret, ne, si 
nihil esset inventum, temere a me tantus tumultus injectus 20 
civitati videretur, negavi me esse facturum ut de periculo 
publico non ad consilium publicum rem integram deferrem. 
Etenim, Quirites, si ea, quae erant ad me delata, reperta 
non essent, tamen ego non arbitrabar in tantis rei publicae 
periculis esse mihi nimiam diligentiam pertimescendam. 25 
Senatum frequentem celeriter, ut vidistis, coegi. Atque 
interea statim admonitu Allobrogum C. Sulpicium praeto- 
rem, fortem virum, misi, qui ex aedibus Cethegi, si quid te- 
lorum esset, efferret, ex quibus ille maximum sicarum nu- 
merum et gladiorum extulit. so 

IV. Introduxi Volturcium sine Gallis ; fidem publicam 
jussu senatus dedi; hortatus sum ut ea quae sciret sine 
timore indicaret. Turn ille dixit, cum vix se ex magno 
timore recreasset, a P. Lentulo se habere ad Catilinam 
mandata et litteras, ut servorum praesidio uteretur, ut ad 35 
urbem quam primum cum exercitu accederet ; id autem eo 



28 IN CATILINAM ORATIO TERT1A. 

consilio, ut, cum urbem ex omnibus partibus, quern ad 
modum descriptum distributumque erat, incendissent cae- 
demque infiiiitam civium fecissent, praesto esset ille, qui et. 
fugientes exoiperet et se cum his urbanis ducibus conjunge- 
5 ret. Introducti autem Galli jus jurandum sibi et litteras 
ab Lentulo, Cethego, Statilio ad suam gentem data esse 
dixerunt, atque ita sibi ab his et a L. Cassio esse prae- 
scriptum, ut equitatum in Italiam quam primum mitterent ; 
pedestres sibi copias non defuturas ; Lentulum autem sibi 

10 confirmasse ex fatis Sibyllinis haruspicumque responsis, se 
esse ilium tertium Cornelium, ad quem regnum hujus urbis 
atque imperium pervenire esset necesse ; Cinnam ante se 
et Sullam fuisse; eundemque dixisse fatalem nunc esse 
annum ad interitum hujus urbis atque imperii, qui esset 

15 annus decimus post virginum absolutionem, post Capitolii 
autem incensionem vicesimus. Hanc autem Cethego cum 
ceteris controversiam fuisse dixerunt, quod Lentulo et aliis 
Saturnalibus caedem fieri atque urbem incendi placeret, 
Cethego nimium id longum videretur. 

20 V. Ac ne longum sit, Quirites, tabellas proferri jussi- 
mus, quae a quoque dicebantur datae. Primo ostendimus 
Cethego signum : cognovit. Nos linum incidimus ; legi- 
mus. Erat scriptum ipsius manu Allobrogum senatui et 
populo, sese quae eorum legatis confirmasset facturum esse ; 

25 orare ut item illi facerent quae sibi legati eorum recepis- 
sent. Turn Cethegus, qui paulo ante aliquid tamen de 
gladiis ac sicis, quae apud ipsum erant deprehensa, respon- 
disset dixissetque se semper bonorum ferramentorum stu- 
diosum fuisse, recitatis litteris debilitatus atque abjectus 

«0 conscientia repente conticuit. 

Introductus est Statilius ; cognovit et signum et ma- 
num suam. Recitatae sunt tabellae in eandem fere senten- 
tiam ; confessus est. Turn ostendi tabellas Lentulo et 
quaesivi, cognosceretne signum. Annuit. "Est vero," 

35 inquam, " notum quidem signum, imago avi tui, olarissimi 
viri, qui amavit unioe patriam et cives suos; quae quidem 



IN CATILINAM ORATIO TERTIA. £{, 

te a tanto scelere etiam muta revocare debuit." Leguntur 
eadem ratione ad senatum Allobrogum populumque litterae. 
Si quid de his rebus dicere vellet, feci potestatem. Atque 
ille prime- quidem negavit ; post autem aliquanto, toto jam 
indicio exposito atque edito, surrexit, quaesivit a Gallis, 
quid sibi esset cum iis, quam ob rem domum suam venissent, 
itemque a Yolturcio. Qui cum illi breviter constanterque 
respondissent, per quem ad eum quotiesque venissent, quae- 
sissentque ab eo, nihilne secum esset de fatis Sibyllinis 
locutus, turn ille subito scelere demens, quanta conscientiae lv 
vis esset ostendit: nam cum id posset infitiari, repente 
praeter opinionem omnium confessus est. Ita eum non 
modo ingenium illud et dicendi exercitatio, qua semper 
valuit, sed etiam propter vim manifest! atque deprehensi 
sceleris impudentia, qua superabat omnes, improbitasque 15 
defecit. 

Volturcius vero subito litteras proferri atque aperiri 
jubet, quas sibi a Lentulo ad Catilinam datas esse dicebat. 
Atque ibi vehementissime perturbatus Lentulus tamen et 
signum et manum suam cognovit. Erant autem sine 20 
nomine, sed ita : " Quis sim, scies ex hoc, quem ad te misi. 
Cura ut vir sis et cogita quem in locum sis progressus : 
vide, quid jam tibi sit necesse, et cura ut omnium tibi au- 
xilia adjungas, etiam infimorum." Gabinius deinde intro- 
ductus, cum primo impudenter respondere coepisset, ad 25 
extremum nihil ex iis, quae Galli insimulabant, negavit. 
Ac mihi quidem, Quirites, cum ilia certissima visa sunt 
argumenta atque indicia sceleris, tabellae, signa, manus, 
denique unius cujusque confessio, turn multo certiora ilia, 
color, oculi, vultus, taciturnitas. Sic enim obstupuerant, 30 
sic terram intuebantur, sic furtim nonnunquam inter se 
aspiciebant, ut non jam ab aliis indicari, sed indicare se 
ipsi viderentur. 

VI. Indiciis expositis atque editis, Quirites, senatum 
consului, de summa re publica quid fieri placeret. Dictae 35 
sunt a principibus acerrimae ac fortissimae sententiae, 



30 IN CATILINAM ORATIO TERTIA. 

quas senatus sine ulla varietate est secutus. Et quoniam 
nondum est perscriptum senatus consultum, ex memoria 
vobis, Quirites, quid senatus censuerit exponam. Primum 
mihi gratiae verbis amplissimis aguntur, quod virtute, con- 
6 silio, providentia mea res publica maximis periculis sit 
liberata; deinde L. Flaccus et C Pomptinus praetores, 
quod eorum opera forti fidelique usus essem, merito ac jure 
laudantur ; atque etiam viro forti, collegae meo, laus im- 
pertitur, quod eos, qui hujus conjurationis participes fuis- 

10 sent, a suis et rei publicae consiliis removisset. Atque ita 
censuerunt, ut P. Lentulus, cum se praetura abdicasset, 
in custodiam traderetur ; item que uti C. Cethegus, L. Sta- 
tilius, P. Gabinius, qui omnes praesentes erant, in custo- 
diam traderentur ; atque idem hoc decretum est in L. Cas- 

15 sium, qui sibi procurationem incendendae urbis depoposce- 
rat ; in M. Ceparium, cui ad sollicitandos pastores Apuliam 
attributam esse erat indicatum ; in P. Furium, qui est de 
iis colonis, quos Faesulas L. Sulla deduxit ; in Q. Annium 
Chilonem, qui una cum hoc Furio semper erat in hac Allob- 

20 rogum sollicitatione versatus ; in P. Umbrenum, libertinum 
hominem, a quo primum Gallos ad Gabinium perductos 
esse constabat. Atque ea lenitate senatus usus est, Qui- 
rites, ut ex tanta conjuratione tantaque hac multitudine 
domesticorum hostium novem hominum perditissimorum 

25 poena re publica conservata, reliquorum mentes sanari 
posse arbitraretur. 

Atque etiam supplicatio diis immortalibus pro singulari 
eorum merito meo nomine decreta est, quod mihi primum 
post hanc urbem conditam togato contigit, et his verbis 

30 decreta est : quod urbem incendiis, caede cives, Italiam 
hello liberassem. Quae supplicatio si cum ceteris supplica- 
tionibus conferatur, hoc interest, quod ceterae bene gesta, 
haec una conservata re publica constituta est. Atque illud, 
quod faciendum primum fuit, factum atque transactum est. 

85 Nam P. Lentulus, quamquam, patefactus indiciis et con- 
fessiombus suis, judicio senatus non modo praetoris jus, 



IN CATILINAM ORATIO TERTIA. 31 

verum etiam civis amiserat, tamen magistratu se abdicavit, 
ut, quae religio C. Mario, clarissimo viro, non fuerat quo 
minus C. Glauciam, de quo nihil nominatim erat decretum, 
praetorem occideret, ea nos religione in privato P. Lentulo 
puniendo liberaremur. 5 

VII. Nunc quoniam, Quirites, consceleratissimi peri- 
culosissimique belli nefarios duces captos jam et compre- 
hensos tenetis, existimare debetis, omnes Catilinae copias, 
omnes spes atque opes, his depulsis urbis periculis, con- 
ciclisse. Quern quidem ego cum ex urbe pellebam, hoc 10 
providebam animo, Quirites, remoto Catilina non mihi esse 
P. Lentuli somnum nee L. Cassii adipes nee C. Cethegi 
furiosam temeritatem pertimescendam. Ille erat unus 
timendus ex istis omnibus, sed tarn diu, dum urbis moeni- 
bus continebatur. Omnia norat, omnium aditus tenebat; 15 
appellare, tentare, sollicitare poterat, audebat ; erat ei con- 
silium ad facinus aptum, consilio autem neque lingua neque 
manus deerat. Jam ad certas res conficiendas certos homi- 
nes delectos ac descriptos habebat. Neque vero, cum 
aliquid mandarat, confectum putabat : nihil erat quod non 20 
ipse obiret, occurreret, vigilaret, laboraret: frigus, sitim, 
famem ferre poterat. 

Hunc ego hominem tam acrem, tam audacem, tarn para- 
tum, tam callidum, tam in scelere vigilantem, tam in perdi- 
tis rebus diligentem nisi ex domesticis insidiis in castrense 25 
latrocinium compulissem, dicam id quod sentio, Quirites, 
non facile hanc tantam molem mali a vestris cervicibus 
depulissem. Non ille nobis Saturnalia constituisset neque 
tanto ante exitii ac fati diem rei publicae denuntiavisset, 
neque commisisset ut signum, ut litterae suae testes mani- 30 
festi sceleris deprehenderentur. Quae nunc illo absente sic 
gesta sunt, ut nullum in privata domo furtum unquam sit 
tam palam inventum, quam haec tanta in re publica conju- 
ratio manifesto inventa atque deprehensa est. Quod si 
Catilina in urbe ad hanc diem remansisset, quamquam, 35 
quoad fuit, omnibus ejus consiliis occurri atque obstiti, 



$2 IN CATILINAM ORATIO TERTIA. 

tamen, ut levissime dicam, dimicandum nobis cum illo fuis- 
set, neque nos unquam, dum ille in urbe hostis esset, tantis 
periculis rem publicam tanta pace, tanto otio, tanto silentio 
liberassemus. 
5 VIII. Quamquam haec omnia, Quirites, ita sunt a me 
administrata, ut deorum immortalium nutu atque consilio 
et gesta et provisa esse videantur ; idque cum conjectura 
consequi possumus, quod vix videtur humani consilii tanta- 
rum rerum gubernatio esse potuisse, turn vero ita praesentes 

10 his temporibus opem et auxilium nobis tulerunt, ut eos 
paene oculis videre possemus. Nam ut ilia omittam, visas 
nocturno tempore ab occidente faces ardoremque caeli, ut 
fulminum jactus, ut terrae motus relinquam, ut omittam 
cetera, quae ita multa nobis consulibus facta sunt, ut haec, 

15 quae nuncfiunt, canere dii immortales viderentur, hoc certe, 
quod sum dicturus, neque praetermittendum neque relin- 
quendum est. Nam profecto memoria tenetis, Cotta et 
Torquato consulibus complures in Capitolio res de caelo 
esse percussas, cum et simulacra deorum depulsa sunt et 

20 statuae veterum hominum dejectae et legum aera liquefacta 
et tactus etiam ille, qui hanc urbem condidit, Romulus, 
quern inauratum in Capitolio parvum atque lactantem, 
uberibus lupinis inhiantem, fuisse meministis. Quo quidem 
tempore cum haruspices ex tota Etruria convenissent, 

25 caedes atque incendia et legum interitum et bellum civile 
ac domesticum et totius urbis atque imperii occasum appro' 
pinquare dixerunt, nisi dii immortales omni ratione placati 
suo numine prope fata ipsa flexissent. 

Itaque illorum responsis turn et ludi per dies decern 

30 facti sunt, neque res ulla, quae ad placandos deos perti- 
neret, praetermissa est : iidemque jusserunt simulacrum 
Jovis facere majus et in excelso collocare et contra, atque 
ante fuerat, ad orientem convertere ; ac se sperare dixe- 
runt, si illud signum, quod videtis, solis ortum et forum 

85 curiamque conspiceret, fore ut ea consilia, quae clam essent 
inita contra salutem urbis atque imperii, illustrarentur, ut 



IN CATILINAM ORATIO TERTIA. 33 

a senatu populoque Romano perspici possent. Atque illud 
signum collocandum consules illi locaverunt, sed tanta fuit 
operis tarditas, ut neque superioribus consulibus neque no- 
bis ante hodiernum diem collocaretur. 

IX. Hie qnis potest esse, Quirites, tarn aversus a vero, 5 
tam praeceps, tarn mente captus, qui neget haec omnia, 
quae videmus, praecipueque hanc urbem deorum immortali- 
um nutu ac potestate administrari ? Etenim cum esset 
ita responsum, caedes, incendia, interitum rei publicae com- 
parari, et ea per cives ; quae turn propter magnitudinem 10 
scelerum nonnullis incredibilia videbantur, ea non modo 
cogitata a nefariis civibus, verum etiam suscepta sensistis. 
Illud vero nonne ita praesens est, ut nutu Jo vis Optimi 
Maximi factum esse videatur, ut, cum hodiemo die mane 
per forum meo jussu et conjurati et eorum indices in aedem 15 
Concordiae ducerentur, eo ipso tempore signum statuere- 
tur? Quo collocato atque ad vos senatumque converso, 
omnia, quae erant cogitata contra salutem omnium, illus- 
trata et patefacta vidistis. 

Quo etiam majore sunt isti odio supplicioque digni, qui 20 
non solum vestris domiciliis atque tectis, sed etiam deorum 
templis atque delubris sunt funestos ac nefarios ignes inferre 
conati. Quibus ego si me restitisse dicam, nimium mihi 
sumam et non sim ferendus. Ille, ille Juppiter restitit ; 
ille Capitolium, ille haec templa, ille cunctam urbem, ille 25 
vos omnes salvos esse voluit. Diis ego immortalibus duci- 
bus hanc mentem voluntatemque suscepi atque ad haec 
tanta indicia perveni. Jam vero ab Lentulo ceterisque do- 
mesticis hostibus tam dementer tantae res creditae et igno* 
tis et barbaris commissaeque litterae nunquam essent pro- 30 
fecto, nisi ab diis immortalibus huic tantae audaciae con- 
silium esset ereptum. Quid vero? ut homines Galli ex 
civitate male pacata, quae gens una restat, quae bellum 
populo Romano facere posse et non nolle videatur, spem 
imperii ac rerum amplissimarum ultro sibi a patriciis ho- 35 
minibus oblatam negligerent vestramque salutem suis opi- 



34 IN CATIL1NAM OllATiO TERTIA. 

bus anteponerent, id non divioitus factum esse putatis, prae-* 
sertim qui nos non pugnando, sed tacendo superare potue- 
rint? 

X. Quam ob rem, Quirites, quoniam ad omnia pulvina- 
5 ria supplicatio decreta est, celebratote illos dies cum con- 
jugibus ac liberis vestris. Nam multi saepe honores diis 
immortalibus justi habiti sunt ac debiti, sed profecto jus- 
tiores nunquam. Erepti enim estis ex cruielissimo ac mi- 
serrimo interitu : sine caede, sine sanguine, sine exercitu, 

10 sine dimicatione togati me uno togato duce et imperatore 
vicistis. Etenim recordamini, Quirites, omnes civiles dis- 
sensiones, non solum eas, quas audistis, sed eas, quas vos- 
met ipsi meministis atque vidistis. L. Sulla P. Sulpicium 
oppressit : C. Marium, custodem hujus urbis, multosque 

15 fortes viros partim ejecit ex civitate, partim interemit. Cn. 
Octavius consul armis expulit ex urbe collegam : omnis hio 
locus acervis corporum et civium sanguine redundavit. Su- 
peravit postea Cinna cum Mario : turn vero, clarissimis viris 
interfectis, lumina civitatis exstincta sunt. Ultus est hujus 

20 victoriae crudelitatem postea Sulla, ne dici quidem opus 
est, quanta deminutione civium et quanta calamitate rei 
publicae. Dissensit M. Lepidus a clarissimo ac fortissimo 
viro Q. Catulo : attulit non tarn ipsius interitus rei publicae 
luctum quam ceterorum. 

25 Atque illae tamen omnes dissensiones, quae non ad de- 
lendam, sed ad commutandam rem publicam pertinebant — 
non illi nullam esse rem publicam, sed in ea, quae esset, se 
esse principes, neque hanc urbem conflagrare, sed se in hac 
urbe florere voluerunt — ejus modi fuerunt, ut non reconcili- 

80 atione concordiae, sed internecione civium dijudicatae sint. 
In hoc autem uno post hominum memoriam maximo cru- 
delissimoque bello, quale bellum nulla unquam barbaria cum 
sua gente gessit, quo in bello lex haec fuit a Lentulo, Cati- 
lina, Cethego, Cassio constituta, ut omnes, qui salva urbe 

15 salvi esse possent, in hostium numero ducerentur, ita me 
gessi, Quirites, ut omnes salvi conservaremini ; et, cum 



IN CATILINAM ORATIO TERTIA. 35 

hostes vestri tantum civium superfuturum putasseut, quan- 
tum infinitae caedi restitisset, tantum autem urbis, quantum 
flaimna obire non potuisset, et urbem et cives integros 
incolumesque servavi. 

XI. Quibus pro tantis rebus, Quirites, nullum ego a 5 
vobis praemium virtutis, nullum insigne honoris, nullum 
monument um laudis postulo praeterquam hujus diei memo- 
riam sempiternam. In animis ego vestris omnes triumphos 
meos, omnia ornamenta honoris, monumenta gloriae, laudis 
insignia condi et collocari volo. Nihil me mutum potest de- 10 
lectare, nihil taciturn, nihil denique ejus modi, quod etiam 
minus digni assequi possint. Memoria vestra, Quirites, res 
nostrae alentur, sermonibus crescent, litterarum monumen- 
tis inveterascent et corroborabuntur ; eandemque diemintel- 
ligo, quam spero aeternam fore, propagatam esse et ad 15 
salutem urbis et ad memoriam consulatus mei, unoque 
tempore in hac re publica duos cives exstitisse, quorum 
alter fines vestri imperii non terrae, sed caeli regionibus 
terminaret, alter ejusdem imperii domicilium sedesque 
servaret. 20 

XII. Sed quoniam earum rerum, quas ego gessi, non 
eadem est fortuna atque condicio quae illorum, qui externa 
bella gesserunt, quod mihi' cum iis vivendum est, quos vici 
ac subegi, illi hostes aut interfectos aut oppressos relique- 
runt, vestrum est, Quirites, si ceteris facta sua recte pro- 25 
sunt, mihi mea ne quando obsint providere. Mentes enim 
hominum audacissimorum sceleratae ac nefariae ne vobis 
nocere possent, ego providi : ne mihi noceant, vestrum est 
providere. Quamquam, Quirites, mihi quid em ipsi nihil 
ab istis jam noceri potest. Magnum enim est in bonis SO 
praesidium, quod mihi in perpetuum comparatum est, 
magna in re publica dignitas, quae me semper tacita defen- 
det, magna vis conscientiae, quam qui negligunt, cum me 
violare volent, se indicabunt. 

Est etiam in nobis is animus, Quirites, ut non modo 35 
nullius audaciae cedamus, sed etiam omnes improbos ultro 



36 IN C ATI LIN AM ORATIO TERTIA. 

semper lacessamus. Quod si omnis impetus domesticorum 
hostium, depulsus a vobis, se in me unum converterit, vobis 
erit videndum, Quirites, qua condicione posthac eos esse ve- 
litis, qui se pro salute vestra obtulerint invidiae periculis- 
6 que omnibus : mihi quidem ipsi quid est, quod jam ad vitae 
fructum possit acquiri, cum praesertim neque in honore 
vestro neque in gloria virtutis quidquam videam altius, 
quo mihi libeat ascendere ? Illud profecto perficiam, Qui- 
rites, ut ea, quae gessi in consulatu, privatus tuear atque 

10 ornem, ut, si qua est invidia conservanda re publica sus- 
cepta, laedat invidos, mihi valeat ad gloriam. Denique ita 
me in re publica tractabo, ut meminerim semper quae 
gesserim, curemque ut ea virtute, non casu gesta esse 
videantur. 

15 Vos, Quirites, quoniam jam nox est, venerati Jovem 
ilium, custodem hujus urbis ac vestrum, in vestra tecta 
discedite et ea, quamquam jam est periculum depulsum, 
tarn en aeque ac priore nocte custodiis vigiliisque defendite. 
Id ne vobis diutius faciendum sit atque ut in perpetua 

20 pace esse possitis, providebo. 



M. TULLII CICERONIS 



m 



L. CAT I L I NAM 

OKATIO QUARTA, 

HABITA IN SExXATU. 



I. Video, patres conscripti, in me omnium vestrum ora 
atque oculos esse conversos ; video vos non solum de vestro 
ac rei publicae, verum etiam, si id depulsum sit, de meo 
periculo esse sollicitos. Est mihi jucunda in malis et grata 
in dolore vestra erga me voluntas, sed earn, per deos im- 5 
mortales, deponite atque obliti salutis meae de vobis ac de 
vestris cogitate. Mihi si haec condicio consulatus data 
est, ut oinnes acerbitates, omnes dolores cruciatusque per- 
ferrem, feram non solum fortiter, verum etiam libenter, 
dum modo meis laboribus vobis populoque Romano digni- 10 
tas salusque pariatur. 

Ego sum ille consul, patres conscripti, cui non forum, 
in quo omnis aequitas continetur, non campus, consulari- 
bus auspiciis consecratus, non curia, summum auxilium 
omnium gentium, non domus, commune perfugium, non 15 
lectus ad quietem datus, non denique baec sedes honoris 
unquam vacua mortis periculo atque insidiis fuit. Ego 
multa tacui, multa pertuli, multa concessi, multa meo quo- 
dam dolore in vestro timore sanavi. Nunc si hunc exitum 
consulatus mei dii immortales esse voluerunt, ut vos popu- 20 
lumque Romanum ex caede miserrima, conjuges liberosque 



38 IN CATILINAM ORATIO QUART A. 

vestros virginesque Vestales ex acerbissima vexatione, 
templa atque delubra, hanc pulcherrimam patriam omnium 
nostrum ex foedissima flarama, totam Italiam ex bello et 
vastitate eriperem, quaecumque mihi uni proponetur for- 
5 tuna, subeatur. Etenim si P. Lentulus suum nomen in- 
ductus a vatibus fatale ad perniciem rei publicae f Dre pu- 
tavit, our ego non laeter meum consulatum ad Falutem 
populi Romani prope fatalem exstitisse ? 

II. Quare, patres conscripti, consulite vobis, prospicite 

10 patriae, conservate vos, conjuges, liberos fortunasque 
vestras, populi Romani nomen salutemque defendite ; mihi 
parcere ac de me cogitare desinite. Nam primum debeo 
sperare, omnes deos, qui huic urbi praesident, pro eo mihi 
ac mereor relaturos esse gratiam: deinde, si quid obtigerit, 

15 aequo animo paratoque moriar. Nam neque turpis mors 
forti viro potest accidere neque immatura consulari neque 
misera sapienti. Nee tamen ego sum ille ferreus, qui fra- 
tris carissimi et amantissimi praesentis maerore non mo- 
vear horumque omnium lacrimis, a quibus me circumsessum 

20 videtis. Neque meam mentem non domum saepe revocat 
exanimata uxor et abjecta metu filia et par v urns filius, 
quem mihi videtur amplecti res publica tamquam obsidem 
consulatus mei, neque ille, qui exspectans hujus exitum 
diei stat in conspectu meo, gener. Moveor his rebus omni- 

25 bus, sed in earn partem, uti salvi sint vobiscum omnes, 
etiam si me vis aliqua oppresserit, potius quam et illi et 
nos una rei publicae peste pereamus. 

Quare, patres conscripti, incumbite ad salutem rei pub- 
licae ; circumspicite omnes procellas, quae impendent, 

80 nisi providetis. Non Ti. Gracchus, quod iterum tribunus 
plebis fieri voluit, non C. Gracchus, quod agrarios concitare 
conatus est, non L. Saturninus, quod C. Memmium occidit, 
in discrimen aliquod atque in vestrae severitatis judicium j 
adducitur : tenentur ii, qui ad urbis incendium, ad vestram ! 

35 omnium caedem, ad Catilinam accipiendum Romae restite- i 
runt; tenentur litterae, signa, maims, denique unius cujus- 



IN CATILINAM 0RAT10 QUARTA. 39 

que confessio ; sollicitantur Allobroges, servitia excitantur, 
Oatilina arcessitur; id est initum consilium, ut interfectis 
omnibus nemo ne ad deplorandum quidem populi Romani 
nomen atque ad lamentandam tanti imperii calamitatem 
relinquatur. 5 

III. Haec omnia indices detulerunt, rei confessi sunt, 
vos multis jam judiciis judicavistis ; primum quod mibi 
gratias egistis singularibus verbis et mea virtute atque 
diligentia perditorum bominum conjurationem patefactam 
esse decrevistis; deinde quod P. Lentulum se abdicare 10 
praetura coegistis ; turn quod eum et ceteros, de quibus 
judicastis, in custodiam dandos censuistis, maximeque 
quod meo nomine supplication em decrevistis, qui honos 
togato habitus ante me est nemini ; postremo hesterno die 
praemia legatis Allobrogum Titoque Volturcio dedistis am- 15 
plissima. Quae sunt omnia ejus modi, ut ii, qui in custo- 
diam nominatim dati sunt, sine ulla dubitatione a vobis 
damnati esse videantur. 

Sed ego institui referre ad vos, patres con scrip ti, tam- 
quam integrum, et de facto quid judicetis, et de poena 20 
quid censeatis. Ilia praedicam, quae sunt consulis. Ego 
magnum in re publica versari furorem et nova quaedam 
misceri et concitari mala jam pridem videbam, sed hanc 
tantam, tam exitiosam haberi conjurationem a civibus nun- 
quam putavi. Nunc quidquid est, quocumque vestrae 25 
mentes inclinant atque sententiae, statuendum vobis ante 
noctem est. Quantum facinus ad vos delatum sit, videtis. 
Huic si paucos putatis affines esse, vehementer erratis. 
Latius opinione disseminatum est hoc malum: manavit 
non solum per Italiam, verum etiam transcendit Alpes et 30 
obscure serpens multas jam provincias occupavit. Id op- 
primi sustentando et prolatando nullo pacto potest : qua- 
cumque ratione placet, celeriter vobis vindicandum est. 

IV. Video adhuc duas esse sententias : unam D. Silani, 
qui censet eos, qui haec delere conati sunt, morte esse 35 
multandos ; alteram C. Caesaris, qui mortis poenam remo- 



40 IN CATILINAM ORATIO QUARTA. 

vet, ceterorum suppliciorum omnes acerbitates amplectitur. 
Uterque et pro sua dignitate et pro rerum magnitudine in 
summa severitate versatur. Alter eos, qui nos omnes vita 
privare conati sunt, qui delere imperium, qui populi Ro- 
5 mani nomen exstinguere, punctum teraporis frui vita et 
hoc communi spiritu non putat oportere, atque hoc genus 
poenae saepe in improbos cives in hac re publica esse 
usurpatum recordatur. Alter intelligit mortem ab diis im- 
mortalibus non esse supplicii causa constitutam, sed aut 

10 necessitatem naturae aut laborum ac miseriarum quietem. 
Itaque earn sapientes nunquam inviti, fortes saepe etiam 
libenter oppetiverunt. Vincula vero, et ea sempiterna, 
certe ad singularem poenam nefarii sceleris inventa sunt 
Municipiis dispertiri jubet. Habere videtur ista res in- 

15 iquitatem, si imperare velis ; difficultatem, si rogare : decer- 
natur tamen, si placet. Ego enim suscipiam, et, ut spero, 
reperiam, qui id, quod salutis omnium causa statueritis. 
non putent esse suae dignitatis recusare. Adjungit gra- 
vem poenam municipiis, si quis eorum vincula ruperit; 

20 horribiles custodias circumdat et dignas scelere hominum 
perditorum. Sancit ne quis eorum poenam, quos con- 
demnat, aut per senatum aut per populum possit levare : 
eripit etiam spem, quae sola homines in miseriis consolari 
solet. Bona praeterea publicari jubet: vitam solam re- 

25 linquit nefariis hominibus, quam si eripuisset, multas uno 
dolore animi atque corporis aerumnas et omnes scelerum 
poenas ademisset. Itaque ut aliqua in vita formido impro- 
bis esset posita, apud inferos ejus modi quaedam illi an- 
tiqui supplicia impiis constituta esse voluerunt, quod vi- 

30 delicet intelligebant iis remotis non esse mortem ipsam 
pertimescendam. 

V. Nunc ego, patres conscripti, mea video quid inter- 
sit. Si eritis secuti sententiam C. Caesaris, quoniam hanc 
is in re publica viam, quae popularis habetur, secutus est, 

35 fortasse minus erunt, hoc auctore et cognitore hujusce sen- 
tentiae, mihi populares impetus pertimescendi : sin illara 



IN CATIL1NAM ORATIO QUARTA. 41 

alteram, nescio an amplius mihi negotii contrahatur. Sed 
tamen meorum periculorum rationes utilitas rei publicae 
vincat. Habeinus enim a Caesare, sicut ipsius dignitas et 
majorum ejus amplitude- postulabat, sententiam tamquam 
obsidem perpetuae in rem publicam voluntatis. Intellec- 5 
turn est, quid interesset inter levitatem contionatorum et 
animum vere popularem, saluti populi consulentem. 

Video de istis, qui se populares haberi volunt, abesse 
non neminem, ne de capite videlicet civium Romanorum 
sententiam ferat. Is et nudius tertius in custodiam cives 10 
Romanos dedit et supplicationem mihi decrevit et indices 
hesterno die maximis praemiis affecit. Jam hoc nemini 
dubium est, qui reo custodiam, quaesitori gratulationem, 
indici praemium decrerit, quid de tota re et causa judicarit. 
At vero C. Caesar intelligit, legem Semproniam esse de 15 
civibus Romanis constitutam; qui autem rei publicae sit 
hostis, eum civem nullo modo esse posse ; denique ipsum 
latorem Semproniae legis injussu populi poenas rei publicae 
dependisse. Idem ipsum Lentulum, largitorem et prodi- 
gum, non putat, cum de pernicie populi Romani, exitio 20 
hujus urbis tarn acerbe, tarn crudeliter cogitarit, etiam 
appellari posse popularem. Itaque homo mitissimus atque 
lenissimus non dubitat P. Lentulum aeternis tenebris vincu- 
lisque mandare, et sancit in posterum, ne quis hujus sup- 
plicio levando se jactare et in perniciem populi Romani 25 
posthac popularis esse possit : adjungit etiam publicationem 
bonorum, ut omnes animi cruciatus et corporis etiam egestas 
ac mendicitas consequatur. 

VI. Quam ob rem sive hoc statueritis, dederitis mihi 
comitem ad contionem populo carum atque jucundum, sive 30 
Silani sententiam sequi malueritis, facile me atque vos 
crudelitatis vituperatione populus Romanus exsolvet, atque 
obtinebo earn multo leniorem fuisse. Quamquam, patres 
conscript!, quae potest esse in tanti sceleris immanitate 
pimienda crudelitas? Ego enim de meo sensu judico. 35 
Nam ita mihi salva re publica vobiscum perfrui liceat, ut 



i'Z IN CATILINAM ORATIO QUARTA. 

ego, quod in hac causa vehementior sum, non atrocitate 
animi moveor — quis est enim me mitior ? — sed singulari 
quadam humanitate et misericordia. Videor enim mihi 
videre banc urbem, lucem orbis terrarum atque arcem 
5 omnium gentium, subito uno incendio concidentem ; cerno 
animo sepulta in patria miseros atque insepultos acervos 
civium ; versatur mihi ante oculos aspectus Cethegi et 
furor in vestra caede bacchantis. Cum vero mihi proposui 
regnantem Lentulum, sicut ipse se sperare ex fatis confessus 

10 est, purpuratum esse huic Gabinium, cum exercitu venisse 
Catilinam, turn lamentationem matrum familias, turn fugam 
virginum atque puerorum ac vexationem virginum Ves- 
talium perhorresco ; et quia mihi vehementer haec videntur 
misera atque miseranda, idcirco in eos, qui ea perficere 

15 voluerunt, me severum vehementemque praebeo. Etenim 
quaero, si quis pater familias, liberis suis a servo interfectis, 
uxore occisa, incensa domo, supplicium de servo non quam 
acerbissimum sumpserit, utrum is clemens ac misericors an 
inhumanissimus et crudelissimus esse videatur ? Mihi 

20 vero importunus ac ferreus, qui non dolore et cruciatu 
nocentis suum dolorem cruciatumque lenierit. Sic nos in 
his hominibus, qui nos, qui conjuges, qui liberos nostros 
trucidare voluerunt, qui singulas unius cujusque nostrum 
domos et hoc universum rei publicae domicilium delere 

25 conati sunt, qui id egerunt, ut gent em Allobrogum in 
vestigiis hujus urbis atque in cinere deflagrati imperii 
oollocarent, si vehementissimi fuerimus, misericordes ha- 
bebimur: sin remissiores esse voluerimus, summae nobis 
crudelitatis in patriae civiumque pernicie fama subeunda 

30 est. Nisi vero cuipiam L. Caesar, vir fortissimus et aman- 
tissimus rei publicae, crudelior nudius tertius visus est, 
cum sororis suae, feminae lectissimae, virum praesentem 
et audientem vita privandum esse dixit, cum avum suum 
jussu consulis interfectum filiumque ejus impuberem, lega- 

35 turn a patre missum, in carcere necatum esse dixit. Quo- 
rum quod simile factum ? quod initum delendae rei pub- 



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IN OATTLINAM ORATIO QUART A. 43 

licae consilium? Largitionis voluntas turn in re publica 
versa ta est et partium quaedam contentio. Atque eo 
tempore hujus avus Lentuli, vir clarissimus, armatus Grac- 
chum est persecutus. Hie etiam grave turn vulnus accepit, 
ne quid de summa re publica deminueretur : hie ad ever- 5 
tenda fundamenta rei publicae Gallos arcessit, servitia 
concitat, Catilinam vocat, attribuit nos trucidandos Cethego 
et ceteros cives interticiendos Gabinio, urbem inflamman- 
dam Cassio, Italiam totam vastandam diripiendamque 
Catilinae. Vereamini, censeo, ne in hoc scelere tarn im- 10 
mani ac tarn nefando nimis aliquid severe statuisse vide- 
amini : multo magis est verendum, ne remissione poenae 
crudeliores in patriam, quam ne severitate animadversionis 
nimis vehementes in acerbissimos hostes fuisse videamini. 

VII. Sed ea, quae exaudio, patres conscripti, dissimu- 15 
lare non possum. Jaciuntur enim voces, quae perveniunt ad 
aures meas, eorum qui vereri videntur, ne non habeam satis 
praesidii ad ea, quae vos statueritis hodierno die, transi- 
gunda. Omnia et provisa et parata et constituta sunt, 
patres conscripti, cum mea summa cura atque diligentia, 20 
turn etiam multo majore populi Romani ad summum impe- 
rium retinendum et ad communes fortunas conservandas 
voluntate. Omnes adsunt omnium ordinum homines, 
omnium generum, omnium denique aetatum; plenum est 
forum, plena templa circum forum, pleni omnes aditus hujus 25 
loci ac templi. Causa est enim post urbem conditam haec 
inventa sola, in qua omnes sentirent unum atque idem, 
praeter eos, qui cum sibi viderent esse pereundum, cum 
omnibus potius quam soli perire voluerunt. Hosce ego 
homines excipio et secerno libenter ; neque enim in impro- 30 
borum civium, sed in acerbissimorum hostium numero 
habendos puto. Ceteri vero, dii immortales, qua frequen- 
tia, quo studio, qua virtute ad communem salutem digni- 
tatemque consentiunt ! Quid ego hie equites Romanos 
commemorem ? qui vobis ita summam ordinis consiliique 35 
concedunt, ut vobiscum de amore rei publicae certent ; 



44. IN CATILINAM ORATIO QUARTA. 

quos ex multorum anno rum dissensione hujus ordinis ad 
societatem concordiamque revocatos hodiernus dies vobis- 
cum atque haec causa conjungit. Quam si conjunctionem, 
confirmatam in consulatu meo, perpetuam in re publica 
5 tenuerimus, confirmo vobis nullum posthac malum civile ac 
domesticum ad ullam rei publicae partem esse venfurum. 
Pari studio defendendae rei publicae convenisse video 
tribunos aerarios, fortissimos viros ; scribas item universos, 
quos cum casu hie dies ad aerarium frequentasset, video 

10 ab exspectatione sortis ad salutem communem esse con- 
versos. Omnis ingenuorum adest multitudo, etiam tenuis- 
simorum. Quis enim est, cui non haec templa, aspectus 
urbis, possessio libertatis, lux denique haec ipsa et hoc 
commune patriae solum cum sit carum, turn vero dulce 

15 atque jucundum ? 

VIII. Operae pretium est, patres conscripti, libertino- 
rum hominum studia cognoscere, qui sua virtute fortunam 
hujus civitatis consecuti hanc suam patriam judicant, quam 
quidam hie nati et summo loco nati non patriam suam, sed 

20 urbem hostium esse judicaverunt. Sed quid ego hosce 
homines ordinesque commemoro, quos privatae fortunae, 
quos communis res publica, quos denique libertas, ea quae 
dulcissima est, ad salutem patriae defendendam excitavit ? 
Servus est nemo, qui modo tolerabili condicione sit servi- 

25 tutis, qui non audaciam civium perhorrescat, qui non haec 
stare cupiat, qui non tantum, quantum audet et quantum 
potest, conferat ad communem salutem voluntatis. 

Quare si quern vestrum forte commovet hoc, quod audi- 
tum est, lenonem quendam Lentuli concursare circum 

30 tabernas, pretio sperare posse sollicitari animos egentium 
atque imperitorum, est id quidem coeptum atque tentatum, 
sed nulli sunt inventi tarn aut fortuna miseri aut voluntate 
perditi, qui non ilium ipsum sellae atque operis et quaestus 
quotidiani locum, qui non cubile atque lectulum suum, qui 

35 denique non cursum hunc otiosum vitae suae salvum esse 
vclint, Multo vero maxima pars eorum, qui in tabernis 



IN CATILINAM ORATIO QUARTA. 45 

sunt, immo vero — id enim potius est dicendum — genus hoc 
universum amantissimum est otii. Etenim omne instiu- 
mentum, omnis opera atque quaestus frequentia civium 
sustentatur, alitur otio : quorum si quaestus occlusis taber- 
nis minui solet, quid tandem incensis futurum fuit ? 5 

IX. Quae cum ita sint, patres conscripti, vobis populi 
Romani praesidia non desunt: vos ne populo Romano 
deesse videamini, providete. Habetis consulem ex pluri- 
mis periculis et insidiis atque ex media morte non ad vitam 
suam, sed ad salutem vesfcram reservatum ; omnes ordines 10 
ad conservandam rem publicam mente, voluntate, studio, 
virtute, voce consentiunt ; obsessa facibus et telis impiae 
conjurationis vobis supplex manus tendit patria communis ; 
vobis se, vobis vitam omnium civium, vobis arcem et Capi- 
tolium, vobis aras Penatium, vobis ignem ilium Vestae 15 
sempiternum, vobis omnium deorum templa atque delubra, 
vobis muros atque urbis tecta commendat. Praeterea de 
vestra vita, de conjugum vestrarum atque liberorum anima, 
de fortunis omnium, de sedibus, de focis vestris hodierno 
die vobis judicandum est. 20 

Habetis ducem memorem vestri, oblitum sui, quae non 
semper facultas datur; habetis omnes ordines, omnes 
homines, universum populum Romanum, id quod in civili 
causa hodierno die primum videmus, unum atque idem sen- 
tientem. Cogitate, quantis laboribus fundatum imperium, 25 
quanta virtute stabilitam libertatem, quanta deorum benig- 
nitate auctas exaggeratasque fortunas una nox paene 
delerit. Id ne unquam posthac non modo confici, sed ne 
cogitari quidem possit a civibus, hodierno die providendum 
est. Atque haec, non ut vos, qui mihi studio paene prae- 30 
curritis, excitarem, locutus sum, sed ut mea vox, quae 
debet esse in re publica princeps, officio functa consulari 
videretur. 

X. Nunc antequam ad sententiam redeo, de me pauca 
dicam. Ego, quanta manus est conjuratorum, quam videtis 35 
esse permagnam. tantam me inimicorum multitudinem sus- 



46 IN CATILINAM ORATIO QUART A. 

cepisse video ; sed earn judico esse turpem et infirmam et 
contemptam et abjectam. Quod si aliquando alicujus fu- 
rore et scelere concitata manus ista plus valuerit quam ves- 
tra ac rei publicae dignitas, me tamen meorum factorum 
5 atque consiliorum nunquam, patres conscript!, paenitebit. 
Etenim mors, quam illi mihi fortasse minitantur, omnibus 
est parata : vitae tantam laudem, quanta vos me vestris de- 
cretis honestastis, nemo est assecutus. Ceteris enim bene 
gestae, mihi uni conservatae rei publicae gratulationem 

10 decrevistis. 

Sit Scipio clarus ille, cujus consilio atque virtute Han- 
nibal in Africam redire atque ex Italia decedere coactus 
est ; ornetur alter eximia laude Africanus, qui duas urbes 
liuic imperio^ infestissimas, Karthaginem Numantiamque, 

15 delevit ; habeatur vir egregius Paullus ille, cujus currum 
rex potentissimus quondam et nobilissimus Perses hones- 
tavit ; sit aeterna gloria Marius, qui bis Italiam obsidione 
et metu servitutis liberavit: anteponatur omnibus Pom- 
peius, cujus res gestae atque virtutes iisdem, quibus solis 

20 cursus, regionibus ac terminis continentur : erit profecto 
inter horum laudes aliquid loci nostrae gloriae, nisi forte 
majus est patefacere nobis provincias, quo exire possimus, 
quam curare, ut etiam illi, qui absunt, habeant quo victores 
revertantur. 

25 Quamquam est uno loco condicio melior externae vic- 
toriae quam domesticae, quia hostes alienigenae aut op- 
pressi serviunt aut recepti in amicitiam beneficio se obli- 
gates putant ; qui autem ex numero civium, dementia 
aliqua depravati, hostes patriae semel esse coeperunt, eos 

30 cum a pernicie rei publicae reppuleris, nee vi coercere nee 
beneficio placare possis. Quare mihi cum perditis civibus 
aeternurn bellum susceptum esse video. Id ego vestro 
bonorumque omnium auxilio memoriaque tantorum pericu- 
lorum, quae non modo in hoc populo, qui servatus est, sed 

35 in omnium gentium sermonibus ac mentibus semper hae- 
rebit, a me atque a meis facile prcpulsari posse confido. 



IN CATILINAM ORATIO QUARTA. 47 

I Neque ulla profecto tanta vis reperietur, quae conjunctio- 
nem vestram equitumque Romanorum et tantam conspira- 
tionem bonorum omnium confringere et labefactare possit. 

XI. Quae cum ita sint, pro imperio, pro exercitu, pro 
provincia, quam neglexi, pro triumpho ceterisque laudis 5 
insignibus, quae sunt a me propter urbis vestraeque salutis 
custodiam repudiata, pro clieirtelis hospitiisque provinci- 
alibus, quae tamen urbanis opibus non minore labore tueor 
quam comparo, pro bis igitur omnibus rebus et pro meis in 
vos singularibus studiis et pro hac, quam perspicitis, ad 10 
conservandam rem publicam diligentia nihil a vobis nisi 
hujus temporis totiusque mei consulatus memoriam postulo: 
quae dum erit in vestris fixa mentibus, tutissimo me muro 
saeptum esse arbitrabor. Quod si raeam spem vis impro- 
borum fefellerit atque superaverit, commendo vobis meum 15 
parvum filium, cui profecto satis erit praesidii non solum 
ad salutem, verum etiam ad dignitatem, si ejus, qui haec 
omnia suo solius periculo conservaverit, ilium filium esse 
memineritis. 

Quapropter de summa salute vestra populique Romani, 20 
de vestris conjugibus ac liberis, de aris ac focis, de fanis 
ac templis, de totius urbis tectis ac sedibus, de imperio ac 
libertate, de salute Italiae, de universa re publica decernite 
diligenter, ut instituistis, ac fortiter. Habetis eum con- 
sulem, qui et parere vestris decretis non dubitet et ea quae 25 
statueritis, quoad vivet, defendere et per se ipsum prae- 
stare possit 



M. TULLII CICERONIS 

PEO 

A. LICIKtO ARCHIA POETA 

ORATIO AD JUDICES. 



I. Si quid est in me ingenii, judices, quod sentio quam sit 
exiguum, aut si qua exercitatio dicendi, in qua me non 
infitior mediocriter esse versatum, aut si hujusce rei ratio 
aliqua ab optimarum artium studiis ac disciplina profecta, a 
5 qua ego nullum confiteor aetatis meae tempus abhorruisse ; 
earum rerum omnium vel in primis hie A. Licinius fructum 
a me repetere prope suo jure debet* Nam quoad longis- 
sime potest mens mea respicere spatium praeteriti temporis 
et pueritiae memoriam recordari ultimam, inde usque repe- 

1C tens hunc video mihi principem et ad suscipiendam et ad 
ingrediendam ration em horum studiorum exstitisse. Quod 
si haec vox hujus hortatu praeceptisque conformata nonnul- 
lis aliquando saluti fuit, a quo id accepimus, quo ceteris 
opitulari et alios servare possemus, huic profecto ipsi, quan- 

15 turn est situm in nobis, et opem et salutem ferre debemus. 

Ac ne quis a nobis hoc ita dici forte miretur, quod alia 

quaedam in hoc facultas sit ingenii neque haec dicendi ratio 

aut disciplina, ne nos quidem huic uni studio penitus un- 

quam dediti fuimus. Etenim omnes artes, quae ad humani- 

20 tatem pertinent, habent quoddam commune vinculum et 
quasi cognatione quadam inter se continentur. 

IT. Sed ne cui vestrum mirum esse videatur, me in 



PRO ARCHIA POETA ORATIO. 49 

quaestione legitima et in judicio publico, cum res agatur 
apud praetorem populi Romani, lectissimum virum, et apud 
severissimos judices, tanto conventu homiimm ac frequentia 
hoc uti genere dicendi, quod non modo a consuetudine 
judiciorum, verum etiam a forensi sermone abhorreat ; 5 
quaeso a vobis ut in hac causa mihi detis banc veniam, 
accommodatam huic reo, vobis, quern ad modum spero, 
non molestam, ut me pro summo poeta atque eruditissimo 
homine dicentem, hoc concursu hominum litteratissimorum, 
hac vestra humanitate, hoc denique praetore exercente ju- 10 
dicium, patiamini de studiis humanitatis ac litterarum paulo 
loqui liberius et in ejus modi persona, quae propter otium 
ac studium minime in judiciis periculisque tractata est, uti 
prope novo quodam et inusitato genere dicendi. Quod si 
mihi a vobis tribui concedique sentiam, perficiam profecto 15 
ut hunc A. Licinium non modo non segregandum, cum 
sit civis, a numero civium, verum etiam, si non esset, pute- 
tis adsciscendum fuisse. 

III. Nam ut primum ex pueris excessit Archias atque 
ab iis artibus, quibus aetas puerilis ad humanitatem infor- 20 
mari solet, se ad scribendi studium contulit, primum Anti- 
ochiae — nam ibi natus est loco nobili — celebri quondam 
urbe et copiosa atque eruditissimis hominibus liberalissi- 
misque studiis affluenti, celeriter antecellere omnibus inge- 
nii gloria contigit. Post in ceteris Asiae partibus cuncta- 25 
que Graecia sic ejus adventus celebrabantur, ut famam 
ingenii exspectatio hominis, exspectationem ipsius adven- 
tus admiratioque superaret. Erat Italia turn plena Graeca- 
rum artium ac disciplinarum, studiaque haec et in Latio 
vehementius turn colebantur, quam nunc iisdem in oppidis, 30 
et hie Romae propter tranquillitatem rei publicae non neg- 
ligebantur. Itaque hunc et Tarentini et Regini et Neapo- 
litani civitate ceterisque praemiis donarunt ; et omnes, qui 
aiiquid de ingeniis poterant judicare, cognitione atque hos- 
pitio dignum existimarunt. 35 

Hac tanta celebritate famae cum esset jam absentibus 



50 PRO ARCHIA POETA ORATIO. 






notus, Romam venit Mario consule et Catulo. Nactus est 
primuni consules eos, quorum alter res ad scribendum maxi- 
mas, alter cum res gestas, turn etiam studium atque aures 
adhibere posset. Statim Luculli, cum praetextatus etiam 
5 turn Archias esset, eum domum suam receperunt. Sed jam 
hoc non solum ingenii ac litterarum, verum etiam naturae 
atque virtutis, ut domus, quae hujus adolescentiae proxima 
fuit, eadem esset familiarissima senectuti. Erat tempori- 
bus illis jucundus Q. Metello illi Numidico et ejus Pio filio ; 

10 audiebatur a M. Aemilio, vivebat cum Q. Catulo et patre 
et filio, a L. Crasso colebatur ; Lucullos vero et Drusum et 
Octavios et Catonem et totam Hortensiorum domum de- 
vinctam consuetudine cum teneret, afnciebatur summo 
honore, quod, eum non solum colebant, qui aliquid percipere 

15 atque audire studebant, verum etiam si qui forte simula- 
bant. 

IV. Interim satis longo intervallo, cum esset cum M. 
Lucullo in Siciliam profectus et cum ex ea provincia cum 
eodem Lucullo decederet, venit Heracliam. Quae cum 

20 esset civitas aequissimo jure ac foedere, ascribi se in earn 
civitatem voluit ; idque, cum ipse per se dignus putaretur, 
turn auctoritate et gratia Luculli ab Heracliensibus impe- 
travit. Data est civitas Silvani lege et Carbonis : si qui 
foederatis civitatibus ascripti fuissent, si turn, cum lex 

25ferebatur, in Italia domicilium habuissent et si sexaginta 
diebus apud praetor em essent prqfessi. Cum hie domicili- 
um Romae multos jam annos haberet, professus est apud 
praetorem Q. Metellum, familiarissimum suum. 

Si nihil aliud nisi de civitate ac lege dicimus, nihil dico 

30 amplius ; causa dicta est. Quid enim horum infirmari, 
Grati, potest ? Heracliaene esse tu eum ascriptum nega- 
bis ? Adest vir summa auctoritate et religione et fide, M. 
Lucullus, qui se non opinari sed scire, non audivisse sed vi- 
disse, non interfuisse sed egisse dicit. Adsunt Heraclien- 

35 ses legati, nobilissimi homines, hujus judicii causa cum 
mandatis et cum publico testimonio venerunt, qui hunc 



PRO ARCHIA POETA ORATIO. 51 

iscriptum Heracliensem dicunt. Hie tu tabulas desideras 
Heracliensium publicas, quas Italico bello incenso tabulario 
interisse scimus omnes. Est ridiculum ad ea, quae habe- 
mus, nihil dicere, requirere, quae habere non possumus, et 
de hominum memoria tacere, litterarum memoriara flagitare ; 5 
et cum habeas amplissimi viri religionem, integerrimi 
municipii jus jurandum fidemque, ea, quae depravari nullo 
mo-do possunt, repudiare, tabulas, quas idem dicis solere 
corrumpi, desiderare. An domicilium Romae non habuit is 
qui tot annis ante civitatem datam sedem omnium rerum 10 
ac fortunarum suarum Romae collocavit ? An non est pro- 
fessus ? Immo vero iis tabulis professus, quae solae ex ilia 
professione collegioque praetorum obtinent publicarum 
tabularum auctoritatem. 

V. Nam cum Appii tabulae negligentius asservatae 15 
dicerentur, Gabinii, quam diu incolumis fuit, levitas, post 
damnationem calamitas omnem tabularum fidem resignas- 
set, Metellus, homo sanctissimus modestissimusque om- 
nium, tanta diligentia fuit, ut ad L. Lentulum praetorem 
et ad judices venerit et unius nominis litura se commotum 20 
esse dixerit. His igitur tabulis nullam lituram in nomine 
. A. Licinii videtis. 

Quae cum ita sint, quid est quod de ejus civitate du- 
bitetis, praesertim cum aliis quoque in civitatibus fuerit 
ascriptus ? Etenim cum mediocribus multis et aut nulla 25 
aut humili aliqua arte praeditis civitatem in Graecia homi- 
nes impertiebant, Reginos credo aut Locrenses aut Nea- 
politanos aut Tarentinos, quod scaenicis artificibus largiri 
solebant, id huic, summa ingenii praedito gloria, noluisse. 
Quid, cum ceteri non modo post civitatem datam, sed 30 
etiam post legem Papiam aliquo modo in eorum municipi- 
orum tabulas irrepserint, hie, qui ne utitur quidem illis, 
in quibus est scriptus, quod semper se Heracliensem esse 
. voluit, rejicietur ? 

Census nostros requiris. Scilicet ; est enim obscurum 35 
proximis censorious hunc cum clarissimo imperatore L. Lu- 



52 PRO ARCHIA POETA ORATIO. 

cullo apud exercitum fuisse ; superioribus cum eodem quaes- 
tore fuisse in Asia ; primis, Julio et Crasso, nullam populi 
partem esse censam. Sed quoniam census non jus civitatis 
confirmat ac tantum modo indicat, eum, qui sit census, ita 
5 se jam turn gessisse pro cive, iis temporibus, quem tu crimi- 
naris ne ipsius quidem judicio in civium Romanorum jure 
esse versatum, et testamentum saepe fecit nostris legibus et 
adiit hereditates civium Romanorum et in beneficiis ad aera- 
rium delatus est a L. Lucullo pro consule. Quaere argu- 

10 menta, si quae potes ; nunquam enim hie neque suo neque 
amicorum judicio revincetur. 

VI. Quaeres a nobis, Grati, cur tanto opere hoc homine 
delectemur. Quia suppeditat nobis, ubi et animus ex hoc 
forensi strepitu reficiatur et aures convicio defessae conqui- 

L5 escant. An tu existimas aut suppetere nobis posse, quod 
quotidie dicamus in tanta varietate rerum, nisi animos nos- 
tros doctrina excolamus, aut ferre animos tantam posse 
contentionem, nisi eos doctrina eadem relaxemus ? Ego 
vero fateor me his studiis esse deditum : ceteros pudeat, si 

20 qui ita se litteris abdiderunt, ut nihil possint ex iis neque 
ad communem afferre fructum neque in aspectum lucemque 
proferre ; me autem quid pudeat, qui tot annos ita vivo, 
judices, ut a nullius unquam me tempore aut commodo aut 
otium meum abstraxerit aut voluptas avocarit aut denique 

25 somnus retardarit ? 

Quare quis tandem me reprehendat aut quis mihi jure 
succenseat, si quantum ceteris ad suas res obeundas, quan- 
tum ad festos dies ludorum celebrandos, quantum ad alias 
voluptates et ad ipsam requiem animi et corporis concedi- 

30 tur temporum, quantum alii tribuunt tempestivis conviviis, 
quantum denique alveolo, quantum pilae, tantum mihi ego- 
met ad haec studia recolenda sumpsero ? Atque hoc eo 
mihi concedendum est magis, quod ex his studiis haec quo- 
que crescit oratio et facultas, quae, quantacumque in me 

35 est, nunquam amicorum periculis defuit. Quae si cui levior 
videtur, ilia quidem certe, quae summa sunt, ex quo fonte 



PRO ARCHIA POETA ORATIO. 53 

hauriam sentio. Nam nisi multorum praeceptis multisque 
litteris mihi ab adolescentia suasissem, nihil esse in vita 
magno opere expetendum nisi laudem atque honestatem, in 
ea autem persequenda omnes cruciatus corporis, omnia 
pericula mortis atque exsilii parvi esse ducenda, nunquam 5 
me pro salute vestra in tot ac tantas dimicationes atque in 
hos profligatorum hominum quotidianos impetus objecissem. 
Sed pleni omnes sunt libri, plenae sapientium voces, plena 
exemplorum vetustas : quae jacerent in tenebris omnia, nisi 
litterarum lumen accederet. Quam multas nobis imagines 10 
non solum ad intuendum, verum etiam ad imitandum fortis- 
simorum virorum expressas scriptores et Graeci et Latini 
reliqueruut ; quas ego mihi semper in administranda re 
publica proponens animum et mentem meam ipsa cogita- 
tione hominum excellentium conformabam. 15 

VIE. Quaeret quispiam : " Quid ? illi ipsi summi viri, 
quorum virtutes litteris proditae sunt, istane doctrina, quam 
tu effers laudibus, eruditi fuerunt ? " Difficile est hoc de 
omnibus confirmare, sed tamen est certum, quod respondeam. 
Ego multos homines excellenti animo ac virtute fuisse sine 20 
doctrina, et naturae ipsius habitu prope divino per se ipsos 
et moderatos et graves exstitisse fateor ; etiam illud ad- 
jungo, saepius ad laudem atque virtutem naturam sine 
doctrina quam sine natura valuisse doctrinam. Atque idem 
ego hoc contendo, cum ad naturam eximiam atque illus- 25 
trem accesserit ratio quaedam conformatioque doctrinae, 
turn illud nescio quid praeclarum ac singulare solere exsis- 
tere : ex hoc esse hunc numero, quem patres nostri vide- 
runt, divinum hominem Africanum ; ex hoc C. Laelium, 
L. Furium, moderatissimos homines et continentissimos ; 30 
ex hoc fortissimum virum et illis temporibus doctissimum, 
M. Catonem ilium senem : qui profecto, si nihil ad percipi- 
endam colendamque virtutem litteris adjuvarentur, nunquam 
se ad earum studium contulissent. 

Quod si non hie tantus fructus ostenderetur et si ex his 35 
feudiis delectatio sola peteretur, tamen, ut opinor, hanc ani- 



54 PRO ARCHIA POETA ORATIO. 

mi remissionem humanissimam ac liberalissimam judicaretis. 
Nam ceterae neque temporum sunt neque aetatum omnium 
neque locorum : at haec studia adolescentiam alunt, senec- 
tutem oblectant, secundas res ornant, adversis perfugium 
5 ac solacium praebent ; delectant domi, non impediunt foris, 
pernoctant nobiscum, peregrinantur, rusticantur. 

VIII. Quod si ipsi haec neque attingere neque sensu 
nostro gustare possemus, tamen ea mirari deberemus, etiam 
cum in aliis videremus. Quis nostrum animo tam agresti 

10 ac duro fuit, ut Roscii morte nuper non commoveretur ? 
qui cum esset senex mortuus, tamen propter excellentem 
artem ac venustatem videbatur omnino mori non debuisse. 
Ergo ille corporis motu tantum amorem sibi conciliarat a 
nobis omnibus.; nos animorum incredibiles motus celerita- 

15 temque ingeniorum negligemus ? Quoties ego hunc Archi- 
am vidi, judices — utar enim vestra benignitate, quoniam 
me in hoc novo genere dicendi tam diligenter attenditis — 
quoties ego hunc vidi, cum litteram scripsisset nullam, 
magnum numerum optimorum versuum de iis ipsis rebus, 

20 quae turn agerentur, dicere ex tempore ! quoties revocatum 
eandem rem dicere commutatis verbis atque sententiis ! 
Quae vero accurate cogitateque scripsisset, ea sic vidi pro- 
bari, ut ad veterum scriptorum laudem perveniret. Hunc 
ego non diligam ? non admirer ? non omni ratione defen- 

25 dendum putem ? Atque sic a summis hominibus eruditis- 
simisque accepimus, ceterarum rerum studia et doctrina et 
praeceptis et arte constare ; poetam natura ipsa valere et 
mentis viribus excitari et quasi divino quodam spiritu in- 
flari. Quare suo jure noster ille Ennius sanctos appellat 

30 poetas, quod quasi deorum aliquo dono atque munere com- 
mendati nobis esse videantur. 

Sit igitur, judices, sanctum apud vos, humanissimos 
homines, hoc poetae nomen, quod nulla unquam barbaria vio- 
lavit. Saxa et solitudines voci respondent, bestiae saepe 

85 immanes cantu flectuntur atque consistunt : nos instituti 
rebus optimis non poetarum voce moveamur ? Homerum 



PRO ARCHIA POETA ORATIO. 55 

Colophonii civem esse dicunt suum, Chii suura vindicant, 
Salaminii repetunt, Smyrnaei vero suum esse confirmant, 
itaque etiam delubrum ejus in oppido dedicaverunt ; per- 
multi alii praeterea pugnant inter se atque contendunt. 

IX. Ergo illi alienum, quia poeta fuit, post mortem eti- 5 
am expetunt : nos hunc vivum, qui et voluntate et legibus 
noster est, repudiabimus ? praesertim cum omne olim stu- 
dium atque omne ingenium contulerit Archias ad populi 
Romani gloriam laudemque celebrandam. Nam et Cimbri- 
cas res adolescens attigit et ipsi illi C. Mario, qui durior ad 10 
haec studia videbatur, jucundus fuit. Neque enim quis- 
quam est tam aversus a Musis, qui non mandari versibus 
aeternum suorum laborum praeconium facile patiatur. The- 
mistoclem ilium, summum Athenis virum, dixisse aiunt, 
cum ex eo quaereretur, quod acroama aut cujus vocem 15 
libentissime audiret : ejus, a quo sua virtus optime prae- 
dicaretur. Ttaque ille Marius item eximie L. Plotium di- 
lexit, cujus ingenio putabat ea quae gesserit posse cele- 
brari. 

Mithridaticum vero bellum, magnum atque difficile et in 20 
multa varietate terra marique versatum, totum ab hoc ex- 
pressum est ; qui libri non modo L. Lucullum, fortissimum 
et clarissimum virum, verum etiam populi Romani nomen 
illustrant. Populus enim Romanus aperuit Lucullo im- 
perante Pontum, et regiis quondam opibus et ipsa natura 25 
et regione vallatum ; populi Romani exercitus eodem duce 
non maxima manu innumerabiles Armeniorum copias fudit ; 
populi Romani laus est, urbem amicissimam Cyzicenorum 
ejusdem consilio ex omni impetu regio atque e totius belli 
ore ac faucibus ereptam esse atque servatam ; nostra semper 30 
feretur et praedicabitur L. Lucullo dimicante, cum inter- 
fectis ducibus depressa hostium classis est, incredibilis apud 
Tenedum pugna ilia navalis ; nostra sunt tropaea, nostra 
monumenta, nostri triumphi : quae quorum ingeniis efferun- 
tur, ab iis populi Romani fama celebratur. Carus fuit Afri- 35 
cano superior! noster Ennius, itaque etiam in sepulcro 



56 -PRO ARCHIA POETA ORATIO. 

Scipionum putatur is esse constitutus ex marmore ; cujus 
laudibus certe non solum ipse, qui laudatur, sed etiam populi 
Romani nomen ornatur. In caelum hujus proavus Cato 
tollitur ; magnus honos populi Romani rebus adjungitur. 
6 Omnes denique illi Maximi, Marcelli, Fulvii non sine com- 
muni omnium nostrum laude decorantur. 

X. Ergo ilium, qui haec fecerat, Rudinum hominem, 
majores nostri in civitatem receperunt ; nos hunc Heracli- 
ensem, multis civitatibus expetitum, in hac autem legibus 

10 constitutum, de nostra civitate ejiciemus ? 

Nam si quis minorem gloriae fructum putat ex Graecis 
versibus percipi quam ex Latinis, vehementer errat, prop- 
terea quod Graeca leguntur in omnibus fere gentibus, Lati- 
na suis finibus^ exiguis sane, continentur. Quare si res eae, 

15 quas gessimus, orbis terrae regionibus definiuntur, cupere 
debemus, quo manuum nostrarum tela pervenerint, eodem 
gloriam famamque penetrare, quod cum ipsis populis, de 
quorum rebus scribitur, haec ampla sunt, turn iis certe, qui 
de vita gloriae causa dimicant, hoc maximum et periculorum 

20 in cit amentum est et laborum. 

Quam multos scriptores rerum suarum magnus ille Alex- 
ander secum habuisse dicitur ! Atque is tamen, cum in 
Sigeo ad Achillis tumulum adstitisset, " O fortunate " in- 
quit " adolescens, qui tuae virtutis Homerum praeconem 

25 inveneris ! " Et vere : nam nisi Ilias ilia exstitisset, idem 
tumulus, qui corpus ejus contexerat, nomen etiam obruisset. 
Quid ? noster hie Magnus, qui cum virtute fortunam adae- 
quavit, nonne Theophanem Mitylenaeum, scriptorem rerum 
suarum, in contione militum civitate donavit ; et nostri illi 

30 fortes viri, sed rustici ac milites, dulcedine quadam gloriae 
commoti, quasi participes ejusdem laudis, magno illud cla- 
more approbaverunt ? 

Itaque, credo, si civis Romanus Archias legibus non 
esset, ut ab aliquo imperatore civitate donaretur, perficere 

35 non potuit. Sulla cum Hispanos et Gallos donaret, credo, 
hunc petentem repudiasset : quern nos in contione vidimus, 



PRO ARCHIA POET A ORATIO. 57 

cum ei libellum malus poeta de populo subjecisset, quod 
epigramma in eum fecisset tantum modo alternis versibus 
longiusculis, statim ex iis rebus, quas turn vendebat, jubere 
ei praemium tribui, sed ea condicione, ne quid postea scribe- 
ret. Qui sedulitatem mali poetae duxerit aliquo tamen 5 
praemio dignam, hujus ingenium et virtutem in scribendo 
et copiam non expetisset ? Quid, a Q. Metello Pio, familia- 
rissimo suo, qui civitate multos donavit, neque per se neque 
per Lucullos impetravisset ? qui praesertim usque eo de 
suis rebus scribi cuperet, ut etiara Cordubae natis poetis, 10 
pingue quiddam sonantibus atque peregrinum, tamen aures 
suas dederit. 

XI. Neque enim est hoc dissimulandum, quod obscurari 
non potest, sed prae nobis ferendum ; trahimur omnes studio 
laudis et optimus quisque maxim e gloria ducitur. Ipsi illi 15 
philosophi etiam in illis libellis, quos de contemnenda gloria 
scribunt, nomen suum inscribunt ; in eo ipso, in quo prae- 
dicationem nobilitatemque despiciunt, praedicari de se ac 
nominari volunt. Decimus quidem Brutus, summus vir. et 
imperator, Attii, amicissimi sui, carminibus templorum ac 20 
monumentorum aditus exornavit suorum. Jam vero ille, 
qui cum Aetolis Ennio comite bellavit, Fulvius, non dubita- 
vit Martis manubias Musis consecrare. Quare, in qua urbe 
imperatores prope armati poetarum nomen et Musarum de- 
lubra coluerunt, in ea non debent togati judices a Musarum 25 
honore et a poetarum salute abhorrere. 

Atque ut id libentius faciatis, jam me vobis, judices, in- 
dicabo et de meo quodam amore gloriae, nimis acri fortasse, 
verum tamen honesto, vobis confitebor. Nam quas res nos 
in consulatu nostro vobiscum simul pro salute hujus urbis 30 
atque imperii et pro vita civium proque universa re publica 
gessimus, attigit hie versibus atque inchoavit : quibus audi- 
tis, quod mini magna res et jucunda visa est, hunc ad per- 
ficiendum adhortatus sum. Nullam enim virtus aliam mer- 
cedem laborum periculorumque desiderat praeter hanc lau- 35 
dis et gloriae : qua quidem detracta, judices, quid est quod 



58 PRO ARCHIA POETA ORATIO. 

in hoc tam exiguo vitae curriculo et tarn brevi tantis nos in 
laboribus exerceamus ? 

Certe, si nihil animus praesentiret in posterum, et s: 
quibus region ibus vitae spatium circumscriptum est, eisdeni 
5 omnes cogitationes terminaret suas, nee tantis se laboribus 
frangeret neque tot curis vigiliisque angeretur nee toties de 
ipsa vita dimicaret. Nunc insidet quaedam in optimo quo- 
que virtus, quae noctes ac dies animum gloriae stimulis con- 
citat atque admonet, non cum vitae tempore esse dimetien- 

10 dam commemorationem nominis nostri, sed cum omni pos- 
teritate adaequandam. 

XII. An vero tam parvi animi videamur esse omnes, 
qui in re publica atque in his vitae periculis laboribusque 
versamur, ut, ■ cum usque ad extremum spatium nullum 

15 tranquillum atque otiosum spiritum duxerimus, nobiscum 
simul moritura omnia arbitremur ? An statuas et imagines, 
non animorum simulacra, sed corporum, studiose multi sum- 
mi homines reliquerunt ; consiliorum relinquere ac virtutum 
nostrarum effigiem nonne multo malle debemus, summis in- 

20 geniis expressam et politam ? Ego vero omnia, quae gere- 
bam, jam turn in gerendo spargere me ac disseminare arbi- 
trabar in orbis terrae memoriam sempiternam. Haec vero 
sive a meo sensu post mortem abfutura est, sive, ut sapien- 
tissimi homines putaverunt, ad aliquam mei partem pertine- 

25 bit, nunc quidem certe cogitatione quadam speque delector. 

Quare conservate, judices, hominem pudore eo, quern 

amicorum videtis comprobari cum dignitate turn etiam 

vetustate ; ingenio autem tanto, quantum id convenit ex- 

istimari, quod summorum hominum ingeniis expetitum esse 

30 videatis ; causa vero ejus modi, quae beneficio legis, auctori- 
tate municipii, testimonio Luculli, tabulis Metelli compro- 
betur. Quae cum ita sint, petimus a vobis, judices, si 
qua non modo humana, verum etiam divina in tantis ingeniis 
commendatio debet esse, ut eum, qui vos, qui vestros in> 

35 peratores, qui populi Romani res gestas semper ornavit, 
qui etiam his recentibus nostris vestrisque domesticis pericu- 



PRO ARCHIA POETA ORATIO. 59 

lis aeternum se testimonium laudis daturum esse profite- 
tur, estque ex eo numero, qui semper apud omnes sancti 
sunt habiti itaque dicti, sic in vestram accipiatis fidem, ut 
humanitate vestra levatus potius quam acerbitate violatus 
esse videatur. Quae de causa pro mea consuetudine brevi- 5 
ter simpliciterque dixi, judices, ea confide- probata esse 
omnibus : quae a forensi aliena judicialique consuetudine 
et de hominis ingenio et communiter de ipsius studio locu- 
tus sum, ea, judices, a vobis spero esse in bonam partem 
accepta, ab eo, qui judicium exercet, certo scio. 10 



M. TULLII CTCERONIS 

DE 

IMPERIO CI. POMPEII 

SIYE 
PRO LEGE MANILIA 

OEATIO AD QUIRITES. 



I. Qttamqttam mihi semper frequens conspectus vester 
multo jucundissimus, hie autem locus ad agendum amplissi- 
mus, ad dicendum ornatissimus est visus, Quirites, tamen 
hoc aditu laudis, qui semper optimo cuique maxim e patuit, 
5 non mea me voluntas adhuc, sed vitae meae rationes ab 
ineunte aetate susceptae prohibuerunt. Nam cum antea 
per aetatem nondum hujus auctoritatem loci attingere aude- 
rem statueremque nihil hue nisi perfectum ingenio, elabora- 
tum industria afferri oportere, omne meum tempus amicorum 

10 temporibus trans mitt endum putavi. Ita neque hie locus 
vacuus unquam fuit ab iis, qui vestram causam defenderent, 
et meus labor, in privatorum periculis caste integreque ver- 
satus, ex vestro judicio fructum est amplissimum consecu- 
tus. Nam cum propter dilationem comitiorum ter prae- 

15 tor primus centuriis cunctis renuntiatus sum, facile intellexi, 
Quirites, et quid de me judicaretis et quid aliis praescribere- 
tis. Nunc, cum et auctoritatis in me tan turn sit, quantum 
vos honoribus mandandis esse voluistis, et ad agendum facul- 
tatis tantum, quantum homini vigilanti ex forensi usu 

20 prope quotidiana dicendi exercitatio potuit afferre, certe et 



DE IMPERIO CN. POMPEII ORATIO. 61 

si quid auctoritatis in me est, apud eos utar, qui eain rnihi 
dederunt, et si quid in dicendo consequi possum, iis osten- 
dam potissimum, qui ei quoque rei fructum suo judicio tribu- 
endum esse duxerunt. Atque illud in primis mihi laetan- 
dum jure esse video, quod in hac insolita mihi ex hoc loco 5 
ratione dicendi causa tahs oblata est, in qua oratio deesse 
nemini possit. Dicendum est enim de Cn. Pompeii singu- 
lari eximiaque virtute ; hujus autem oratioms difficilius est 
exitum quam principium in venire. Ita mihi non tarn copia 
quam modus in dicendo quaerendus est. 10 

II. Atque ut hide oratio mea proficiscatur, unde haec 
omnis causa ducitur, bellum grave et periculosum vestris 
vectigalibus ac sociis a duobus potentissimis regibus infer- 
tur, Mithridate et Tigrane, quorum alter relictus, alter la- 
cessitus occasionem sibi ad occupandam Asiam oblatam 15 
esse arbitrantur. Equitibus Romanis, honestissimis viris, 
afferuntur ex Asia quotidie litterae, quorum magnae res 
aguntur, in vestris vectigalibus exercendis occupatae ; qui 
ad me pro necessitudine, quae mihi est cum illo ordine, 
causam rei publicae periculaque rerum suarum detulerunt ; 20 
Bithyniae, quae nunc vestra provincia est, vicos exustos 
esse complures ; regnum Ariobarzanis, quod nnitimum est 
vestris vectigalibus, totum esse in hostium potestate ; L. 
Lucullum magnis rebus gestis ab eo bello discedere ; huic 
qui successerit non satis esse paratum ad tantum bellum 25 
administrandum ; unum ab omnibus sociis et civibus ad id 
bellum imperatorem deposci atque expeti, eundem hunc 
unum ab hostibus metui, praeterea neminem. 

Causa quae sit videtis : nunc quid agendum sit conside- 
rate. Primum mihi videtur de genere belli, deinde de mag- 30 
nitudine, turn de imperatore deligendo esse dicendum. Ge- 
nus est belli ejus modi, quod maxime vestros animos excitare 
atque inflammare ad persequendi studium debeat ; in quo 
agitur populi Romani gloria, quae vobis a majoribus cum 
magna in omnibus rebus, turn summa in re militari tradita 35 
est ; agitur salus sociorum atque amicorum, pro qua multa 



62. DE IMPERIO CN. TOMPEII ORATIO. 

majores vestri magna et gravia bella gesserunt ; aguntui 
certissima populi Romani vectigalia et maxima, quibus 
amissis et pacis ornamenta et subsidia belli requiretis ; 
aguntur bona multorum civium, quibus est a vobis et ip- 
5 sorum et rei publicae causa consulendum. 

III. Et quoniam semper appetentes gloriae praeter cete- 
ras gentes atque avidi laudis fuistis, delenda est vobis ilia 
macula Mithridatico bello superiore concepta, quae penitus 
jam insedit ac nimis inveteravit in populi Romani nomine ; 

10 quod is, qui uno die tota in Asia, tot in civitatibus, uno 
nuntio atque una significatione litterarum cives Romanos 
necandos trucidandosque denotavit, non modo adhuc poe- 
nam nullam suo dignam scelere suscepit, sed ab illo tem- 
pore annum jam tertium et vicesimum regnat, et ita regnat, 

15 ut se non Ponti neque Cappadociae latebris occultare velit, 
sed emergere ex patrio regno atque in vestris vectigalibus, 
hoc est in Asiae luce versari. Etenim adhuc ita nostri cum 
illo rege contenderunt imperatores, ut ab illo insignia vic- 
toriae, non victoriam reportarent. Triumphavit L. Sulla, 

10 triumphavit L. Murena de Mithridate, duo fortissimi viri et 
summi imperatores; sed ita triumpharunt, ut ille pulsus 
superatusque regnaret. Verum tamen illis imperatoribus 
laus est tribuenda, quod egerunt, venia dan da, quod reli- 
querunt ; propterea quod ab eo bello Sullam in Italiam res 

25 publica, Murenam Sulla revocavit. 

IV. Mithridates autem omne reliquum tempus non ad 
oblivionem veteris belli, sed ad comparationem novi con- 
tulit : qui postea quam maximas aedificasset ornassetque 
classes exercitusque permagnos quibuscumque ex gentibus 

30 posset comparasset et se Bosporanis, finitimis suis, bellum 
inferre simularet, usque in Hispaniam legatos ac litteras 
misit ad eos duces, quibuscum turn bellum gerebamus, ut, 
cum duobus in locis disjunctissimis maximeque diversis 
uno consilio a binis hostium copiis bellum terra marique 

35 gereretur, vos ancipiti contentione districti de imperio dimi- 
caretis. 



DE IMPERIO CX. POMPEII OKATIO. 63 

Sed tamen alterius partis periculum, Sertorianae atque 
Hispaniensis, quae multo plus firraamenti ac roboris habe- 
bat, Cn. Pompeii divino consilio ac singulari virtute depul- 
suni est ; in altera parte ita res a L. Lucullo, summo viro, 
est administrata, ut initia ilia rerum gestarum magna atque 5 
praeclara non felicitati ejus, sed virtuti, haec autem ex- 
trema, quae nuper acciderunt, non culpae, sed fortunae tribu- 
enda esse videantur. Sed de Lucullo dicam alio loco, et 
ita dicam, Quirites, ut neque vera laus ei detracta oratione 
mea neque falsa afficta esse videatur. De vestri imperii 10 
dignitate atque gloria, quoniam is est exorsus oratiouis 
meae, videte quern vobis animum suscipiendum putetis. 

V. Majores nostri saepe, mercatoribus aut naviculariis 
nostris injuriosius tractatis, bella gesserunt ; vos, tot mili- 
bus civium Romanorum uno nuntio atque uno tempore ne- 15 
catis, quo tandem animo esse debetis ? Legati quod erant 
appellati superbius, Corinthum patres vestri, totius Graeciae 
lumen, exstinctum esse voluerunt : vos eum regem inultum 
esse patiemini, qui legatum populi Romani consularem vin- 
culis ac verberibus atque omni supplicio excruciatum ne- 20 
cavit ? Illi libertatem civium Romanorum imminutam non 
tulerunt : vos vitam ereptam negligetis ? Jus legationis 
verbo violatum illi persecuti sunt : vos legatum omni sup- 
plicio interfectum relinquetis ? Videte ne, ut illis pulcherri- 
mum fuit tantam vobis imperii gloriam tradere, sic vobis 25 
turpissimum sit id quod accepistis tueri et conservare non 
posse. 

Quid ? quod salus sociorum summum in periculum ac 
discrimen vocatur, quo tandem animo ferre debetis ? Reg- 
no est expulsus Ariobarzanes rex, socius populi Romani at- 30 
que amicus ; imminent duo reges toti Asiae, non solum 
vobis inimicissimi, sed etiam vestris sociis atque amicis ; 
civitates autem omnes, cuncta Asia atque Graecia, vestrum 
auxilium exspectare propter periculi magnitudinem cogun- 
tur ; imperatorem a vobis certum deposcere, cum praeser- 35 
tim vos alium miseritis,. neque audent neque se id facere 



64 DE IMPEPJO CN. POMPEII ORATIO. 

sine sumrao periculo posse arbitrantur. Vident et sentiunt 
hoc idem quod vos, unum virum esse, in quo summa sint 
omnia, et eum propter esse, quo etiam carent aegrius : cujus 
adventu ipso atque nomine, tametsi ille ad maritimum bel- 
5 lum venerit, tamen impetus hostium repressos esse intelli- 
gunt ac retardatos. Hi vos, quoniam libere loqui non licet, 
tacite rogant, ut se quoque, sicut ceterarum provinciarum 
socios, dignos existimetis quorum salutem tali viro com- 
mendetis ; atque hoc etiam magis, quod ceteros in provin- 

10 ciam ejus modi homines cum imperio mittimus, ut, etiam 
si ab hoste defendant, tamen ipsorum adventus in urbes 
sociorum non multum ab hostili expugnatione differant. 
Hunc audiebant antea, nunc praesentem vident tanta 
temperantia, tanta mansuetudine, tanta humanitate, ut ii 

15 beatissimi esse videantur, apud quos ille diutissime com- 
moratur. 

VI. Quare, si propter socios, nulla ipsi injuria lacessiti, 
majores nostri cum Antiocho, cum Philippo, cum Aetolis, 
cum Poenis bella gesserunt, quanto vos studio convenit, 

20 injuriis provocatos, sociorum salutem una cum imperii vestri 
dignitate defendere, praesertim cum de maximis vestris 
vectigalibus agatur ? Nam ceterarum provinciarum vecti- 
galia, Quirites, tanta sunt, ut iis ad ipsas provincias tutan- 
das vix contenti esse possimus : Asia vero tarn opima est 

25 ac fertilis, ut et ubertate agrorum et varietate fructuum et 
magnitudine pastionis et multitudine earum rerum, quae 
exportantur, facile omnibus terris antecellat. Itaque haec 
vobis provincia, Quirites, si et belli utilitatem et pacis dig- 
nitatem retinere vultis, non modo a calamitate, sed etiam a 

30 metu calamitatis est defendenda. Nam in ceteris rebus, 
cum venit calaraitas, turn detrimentum accipitur : at in 
vectigalibus non solum adventus mali, sed etiam metus ipse 
affert calamitatem. Nam cum hostium copiae non longe 
absunt, etiam si irruptio nulla facta est, tamen pecua relin- 

35 quuntur, agri cultura deseritur, mercatorum navigatio con- 
(jwiescit, Tta neque ex portu neque ex clecumis neque <-x 



DE IMPERIO CN. POMPEII ORATIO. 65 

scriptura vectigal conservari potest : quare saepe totius anni 
fructus uno rumore periculi atque uno belli terrore amittitur. 

Quo tandem animo esse existimatis aut eos, qui vecti- 
galia nobis pensitant, aut eos, qui exercent atque exigunt, 
cum duo reges cum maximis copiis propter adsint ? cum 5 
una excursio equitatus perbrevi tempore totius anni vectigal 
auferre possit ? cum publicani familias maximas, quas in 
saltibus habent, quas in agris, quas in portubus atque cus- 
todiis, magno periculo se habere arbitrentur ? Putatisne 
vos illis rebus frui posse, nisi eos, qui vobis fructui sunt, 10 
conservaritis, non solum, ut ante dixi, calamitate, sed etiam 
calamitatis formidine liberatos ? 

VII. Ac ne illud quid em vobis negligendum est, quod 
mini ego extremum proposueram, cum essem de belli 
genere dicturus, quod ad multorum bona civium Romanorum if 
pertinet : quorum vobis pro vestra sapientia, Quirites, ha- 
benda est ratio diligenter. Nam et publicani, homines 
honestissimi atque ornatissimi, suas rationes et copias in 
illam provinciam contulerunt, quorum ipsorum per se res et 
fortunae vobis curae esse debent ; etenim si vectigalia ner- 20 
vos esse rei publicae semper duximus, eum certe ordinem, 
qui exercet ilia, firmamentum ceterorum ordinum recte esse 
dicemus. 

Deinde ex ceteris ordinibus homines gnavi atque in- 
dustrii partim ipsi in Asia negotiantur, quibus vos absenti- 25 
bus consulere debetis, partim eorum in ea provincia pe- 
cunias magnas collocatas habent. Erit igitur humanitatis 
vestrae magnum numerum eorum civium calamitate pro- 
hibere, sapientiae videre, multorum civium calamitatem a 
re publica sejunctam esse non posse. Etenim primum illud 3G 
parvi refert, nos publicanis amissis vectigalia postea victoria 
recuperare ; neque enim iisdem redimendi facultas erit prop- 
ter calamitatem neque aliis voluntas propter timorem. 

Deinde, quod nos eadem Asia atque idem iste Mithri- 
dates initio belli Asiatici docuit, id quidem certe calamitate 35 
docti memoria retinere debemus. Nam turn, cum in Asia 



66 DE IMPERIO CN. POMPEII ORATIO. 

res magnas permulti amiserant, scimus Romae solutione 
impedita fidem concidisse. Non enim possunt una in civi- 
tate multi rem ac fortunas amittere, ut non plures secum in 
eandem trahant calamitatem. A quo periculo prohibete 
5 rem publicam, et mihi credite, id quod ipsi videtis : haec 
fides atque haec ratio pecuniarum, quae Romae, quae in 
foro versatur, implicata est cum illis pecuniis Asiaticis et 
cohaeret. Ruere ilia non possunt, ut haec non eodem labe- 
facta motu concidant. Quare videte num dubitandum vobis 

10 sit omni studio ad id bellum incumbere, in quo gloria nomi- 
nis vestri, salus sociorum, vectigalia maxima, fortunae pluri- 
morum civium conjunctae cum re publica defendantur. 

VIII. Quoniam de genere belli dixi, nunc de magnitu- 
dine pauca dicam. Potest enim hoc dici ; belli genus esse 

15 ita necessarium, ut sit gerendum, non esse ita magnum, ut 
sit pertimescendum. In quo maxime laborandum est, ne 
forte ea vobis, quae diligentissime providenda sunt, contem* 
nenda esse videantur. Atque ut omnes intelligant me L. 
Lucullo tantum impertire laudis, quantum forti viro et sa- 

20 pienti homini et magno imperatori debeatur, dico ejus ad- 
ventu maximas Mithridatis copias omnibus rebus ornatas 
atque instructas fuisse urbemque Asiae clarissimam nobis- 
que amicissimam, Cyzicenorum, obsessam esse ab ipso rege 
maxima multitudine et oppugnatam vehementissime, quam 

25 L. Lucullus virtute, assiduitate, consilio summis obsidionis 
periculis liberavit : ab eodem imperatore classem magnam 
et ornatam, quae ducibus Sertorianis ad Italiam studio in- 
flammata raperetur, superatam esse atque depressam ; mag- 
nas hostium praeterea copias multis proeliis esse deletas 

30 patefactumque nostris legionibus esse Pontum, qui antea 
populo Romano ex omni aditu clausus fuisset ; Sinopen 
atque Amisum, quibus in oppidis erant domicilia regis, 
omnibus rebus ornatas atque refertas, cetera sque urbes 
Ponti et Cappadociae permultas uno aditu adventuque esse 

36 captas ; regem spoliatum regno patrio atque avito ad alios 
se reges atque ad alias gentes supplicem contulisse : atque 



DE IHPERIO CN. POMPEII ORATIO. 67 

haec omnia salvis populi Romani sociis atque integris vecti 
galibus esse gesta. Satis opinor haec esse laudis, atque ita, 
Quirites, ut hoc vos intelligatis, a nullo istorum, qui huic 
obtrectant legi atque causae, L. Lucullum similiter ex hoc 
loco esse laudatum. 5 

IX. Requiretur fortasse nunc, quern ad modum, cum 
haec ita sint, reliquum possit magnum esse bellum. Cog- 
noscite, Quirites ; non enim hoc sine causa quaeri videtur. 
Primum ex suo regno sic Mithridates profugit, ut ex eodem 
Ponto Medea ilia quondam profugisse dicitur, quam prae- 10 
dicant in fuga fratris sui membra in iis locis, qua se parens 
persequeretur, dissipavisse, ut eorum collectio dispersa mae- 
rorque patrius celeritatem persequendi retardaret. Sic 
Mithridates fugiens maximam vim auri atque argenti pul- 
cherrimarumque rerum omnium, quas et a majoribus accepe- 15 
rat et ipse bello superiore ex tota Asia direptas in suum 
regnum congesserat, in Ponto omnem reliquit. Haec dum 
nostri colligunt omnia diligentius, rex ipse e manibus eflu- 
git. Ita ilium in persequendi studio maeror, hos laetitia 
tarda vit. Hunc in illo timore et fuga Tigranes, rex Arme- 20 
nius, excepit diffidentemque rebus suis confirmavit et afflic- 
tum erexit perditumque recreavit. Qujus in regnum postea- 
quam L. Lucullus cum exercitu venit, plures etiam gentes 
contra imperatorem nostrum concitatae sunt. Erat enim 
metus injectus iis nationibus, quas nunquam populus Ro- 25 
manus neque lacessendas bello neque tentandas putavit. 
Erat etiam aha gravis atque vehemens opinio, quae animos 
gentium barbararum pervaserat, fani locupletissimi et re- 
ligiosissimi diripiendi causa in eas oras nostrum esse exer- 
citum adductum. Ita nationes multae atque magnae novo 30 
quodam terrore ac metu concitabantur. Noster autem ex- 
ercitus tametsi urbem ex Tigranis regno ceperat et proeliis 
usus erat secundis, tamen nimia longinquitate locorum ac 
desiderio suorum commovebatur. 

Hie jam plura non dicam ; fuit enim illud extremum, ut 35 
ex iis locis a militibus nostris reditus magis maturus quam 



(58 DE IMPEKIO CN. POMPEII ORATIO. 

processio longior quaereretur. Mithridates autem et suam 
manum jam confirmarat, eorum, qui se ex ejus regno college- 
rant, et magnis adventiciis auxiliis multorum regum et 
nationum juvabatur. Nam hoc fere sic fieri solere accepi- 
5 mus, ut regum afflictae fortunae facile multorum opes al- 
liciant ad misericordiam maximeque eorum, qui aut reges 
sunt aut vivunt in regno, ut iis nomen regale magnum et 
sanctum esse videatur. Itaque tantum victus efficere potu- 
it, quantum incolumis nunquam est ausus optare. Nam 

10 cum se in regnum suum recepisset, non fuit eo contentus, 
quod ei praeter spem acciderat, ut illam, posteaquam pulsus 
erat, terram unquam attingeret, sed in exercitum nostrum, 
clarum atque victorem, impetum fecit. 

Sinite hoc loco, Quirites, sicut poetae solent, qui res 

15 Romanas scribunt, praeterire me nostram calamitatem, quae 
tanta fuit, ut earn ad aures imperatoris non ex proelio nun- 
tius, sed ex sermone rumor afferret. Hie in illo ipso malo 
gravissimaque belli offensione L. Lucullus, qui tamen aliqua 
ex parte iis incommodis mederi fortasse potuisset, vestro 

20 jussu coactus, quod imperii diuturnitati modum statuendum 
vetere exemplo putavistis, partem militum, qui jam stipen- 
diis confectis erant, diiacrisit, partem M\ Glabrioni tradidit. 
Multa praetereo consulto, sed ea vos conjectura perspicite, 
quantum illud bellum factum putetis, quod conjungant reges 

25 potentissimi, renovent agitatae nationes, suscipiant inte- 
grae gentes, novus imperator noster accipiat vetere exer* 
citu pulso. Satis mihi multa verba fecisse videor, quare 
esset hoc bellum gen ere ipso necessarium, magnitudine 
periculosum : restat ut de imperatore ad id bellum deli- 

30 gendo ac tantis rebus praeficiendo dicendum esse videatur. 

X. Utinam, Quirites, virorum fortium atque innocen- 

tium copiam tantam haberetis, ut haec vobis deliberatio 

difficilis esset, quemnam potissimum tantis rebus ac tanto 

bello praeficiendum putaretis ! Nunc vero cum sit unus 

35 Cn. Pompeius, qui non modo eorum hominum, qui nunc 
sunt, gloriam, sed etiam antiquitatis memoriam virtu te su- 



DE IMPERIO CN. POMPEII ORATIO. 69 

peravit, quae res est quae cujusquam animum in hac causa 
dubium facere possit ? Ego enim sic existimo, in summo 
imperatore quattuor has res inesse oportere : scientiam rei 
militaris, virtutem, auctoritatem, felicitatem. Quis igitur 
hoc homine scientior unquam aut fuit aut esse debuit ? qui 5 
e ludo atque pueritiae disciplinis, bello maximo atque acer- 
rimis hostibus, ad patris exercitum atque in militiae dis- 
ciplinam profectus est ; qui extrema pueritia miles in exer- 
citu fuit summi imperatoris, ineunte adolescentia maximi 
ipse exercitus imperator ; qui saepius cum hoste conflixit 10 
quam quisquam cum inimico concertavit, plura bella gessit 
quam ceteri legerunt, plures provincias confecit quam alii 
concupiverunt ; cujus adolescentia ad scientiam rei militaris 
non alienis praeceptis sed suis imperiis, non offensionibus 
belli sed victoriis, non stipendiis sed triumphis est erudita. 15 
Quod denique genus esse belli potest, in quo ilium non ex- 
ercuerit fortuna rei publicae ? Civile, Africanum, Trans- 
alpinum, Hispaniense, mixtum ex civitatibus atque ex 
bellicosissimis nationibus, servile, navale bellum, varia et 
diversa genera et bellorum et hostium, non solum gesta ab 20 
hoc uno, sed etiam confecta, nullam rem esse declarant in 
usu positam militari, quae hujus viri scientiam fugere 
possit. 

XI. Jam vero virtuti Cn. Pompeii quae potest oratio par 
inveniri ? Quid est quod quisquam aut illo dignum aut 25 
vobis novum aut cuiquam inauditum possit afferre ? Neque 
enim illae sunt solae virtutes imperatoriae, quae vulgo 
existimantur, labor in negotiis, fortitudo in periculis, indus- 
tria in agendo, celeritas in conficiendo, consilium in pro- 
videndo ; quae tanta sunt in hoc uno, quanta in omnibus 30 
reliquis imperatoribus, quos aut vidimus aut audivimus, non 
fuerunt. 

Testis est Italia, quam ille ipse victor L. Sulla hujus 
virtute et subsidio confessus est liberatam. Testis est 
Sicilia, quam multis undique cinctam periculis non terrore 35 
belli, sed consilii celeritate explicavit. Testis est Africa, 



70 DE IMPERIO CN. POMPEII OKATIO. 

quae magnis oppressa hostium copiis eorum ipsorum sam 
guine redundavit. Testis est Gallia, per quam legionibus 
nostris iter in Hispaniam Gallorum internicione patefactum 
est. Testis est Hispania, quae saepissime plurimos hostes 
5 ab hoc superatos prostratosque conspexit. Testis est iterum 
et saepius Italia, quae cum servili bello taetro periculoso- 
que premeretur, ab hoc auxilium abseute expetivit ; quod 
bellum exspectatione ejus attenuatum atque imminutum est, 
adventu sublatum ac sepultum. Testes nunc vero jam om- 

10 nes orae atque omnes exterae gentes ac nationes, denique 
maria omnia, cum uni versa, turn in singulis oris omnes 
sinus atque portus. Quis enim toto mari locus per hos an- 
nos aut tarn firmum habuit praesidium, ut tutus esset, aut 
tarn fuit abdittis, ut lateret ? Quis navigavit, qui non se 

15 aut mortis aut servitutis periculo committeret, cum aut 
hieme aut referto praedonum mari navigaret ? Hoc tantum 
bellum, tarn turpe, tarn vetus, tam late divisum atque dis- 
persum, quis unquam arbitraretur aut ab omnibus impera- 
toribus uno anno aut omnibus annis ab uno imperatore con- 

20 fici posse ? Quam provinciam tenuistis a praedonibus libe- 
ram per hosce annos ? quod vectigal vobis tutum fuit ? 
quern socium defendistis ? cui praesidio classibus vestris 
fuistis ? Quam multas existimatis insulas esse desertas ? 
quam multas aut metu relictas aut a praedonibus captas 

25 urbes esse sociorum ? 

XII. Sed quid ego longinqua commemoro ? Fuit hoc 
quondam, fuit proprium populi Romani, longe a domo bel- 
lare et propugnaculis imperii sociorum fortunas, non sua 
tecta defendere. Sociis ego nostris mare per hosce annos 

30 clausum fuisse dicam, cum exercitus vestri nunquam a 
Brundisio nisi hieme summa transmiserint ? Qui ad vos 
ab exteris nationibus venirent, captos querar, cum legati 
populi Romani redempti sint ? Mercatoribus tutum mare non 
fuisse dicam, cum duodecim secures in praedonum potes- 

35 tatem pervenerint ? Cnidum aut Colophonem aut Samum, 
nobilissimas urbes, innumerabilesque alias captas esse com- 



DE IMPERIO CN. POMPEII ORATIO. 71 

memorem, cum vestros portus atque eos portus, quibus 
vitam et spiritum ducitis, in praedonum fuisse potestate 
sciatis ? An vero ignoratis portum Cajetae celeberrimum 
ac plenissimum navium inspectante praetore a praedonibus 
esse direptum ? ex Miseno autem ejus ipsius liberos, qui 5 
cum praedonibus antea ibi bellum gesserat, a praedonibus 
esse sublatos ? Nam quid ego Ostiense incommodum at- 
que illam labem atque ignominiam rei publicae querar, cum 
prope inspectantibus vobis classis ea, cui consul populi Ro- 
mani praepositus esset, a praedonibus capta atque oppressa 10 
est ? Pro dii immortales ! tantamne unius hominis incre- 
dibilis ac divina virtus tarn brevi tempore lucem afferre rei 
publicae potuit, ut vos, qui modo ante ostium Tiberinum 
classem hostium videbatis, nunc nullam intra Oceani ostium 
praedonum navem esse audiatis ? Atque haec qua celeri- 15 
tate gesta sint, quamquam videtis, tamen a me in dicendo 
praetereunda non sunt. Quis enim unquam aut obeundi 
negotii aut consequendi quaestus studio tarn brevi tempore 
tot loca adire, tantos cursus conficere potuit, quam celeriter 
Cn. Pompeio duce tanti belli impetus navigavit ? qui non- 20 
dum tempestivo ad navigandum mari Siciliam adiit, Afri- 
cam exploravit, in Sardiniam cum classe venit, atque haec 
tria frumentaria subsidia rei publicae firmissimis praesidiis 
classibusque munivit. Inde cum se in Italiam recepisset, 
duabus Hispaniis et Gallia transalpina praesidiis ac navibus 25 
confirmata, missis item in oram Illyrici maris et in Achaiam 
omnemque Graeciam navibus Italiae duo maria maximis 
classibus firmissimisque praesidiis adornavit ; ipse autem, 
ut Brundisio profectus est, undequinquagesimo die totam 
ad imperium populi Romani Ciliciam adjunxit : omnes, qui 30 
ubique praedones fuerunt, partim capti interfectique sunt, 
partim unius hujus se imperio ac potestati dediderunt. 
Idem Cretensibus, cum ad eum usque in Pamphyliam lega- 
tes deprecatoresque misissent, spem deditionis non ademit 
obsidesque imperavit. Ita tantum bellum, tam diuturnum, 35 
tam longe lateque dispersum, quo bello omnes gentes ac 



72 DE IMPERIO CN. POMPEII ORATIO. 






nationes premebantur, Cn. Pompeius extrema hieme appa« 
ravit, ineunte vere suscepit, media aestate confecit. 

XIII. Est haec divina atque incredibilis virtus impera- 
toris. Quid ? ceterae, quas paulo ante cornmemorare coepe- 
5 ram, quantae atque quam multae sunt ! Non enim bel- 
landi virtus solum in summo ac perfecto imperatore quae- 
renda est, sed multae sunt artes eximiae hujus administrae 
comitesque virtutis. Ac primum quanta innocentia debent 
esse imperatores ! quanta deinde in omnibus rebus tempe- 

10 rantia ! quanta fide, quanta facilitate, quanto ingenio, quan- 
ta humanitate ! Quae breviter qualia sint in Cn. Pompeio 
consideremus ; summa enim omnia sunt, Quirites, sed ea 
magis ex aliorum contentione quam ipsa per sese cognosci 
atque intelligi possunt. 

15 Quern enim imperatorem possumus ullo in numero pu- 
tare, cujus in exercitu centuriatus veneant atque venierint ? 
Quid hunc hominem magnum aut amplum de re publica 
cogitare, qui pecuniam ex aerario depromptam ad bellum 
administrandum aut propter cupiditatem provinciae magis* 

20 tratibus diviserit aut propter avaritiam Romae in quaestu 
reliquerit ? Vestra admurmuratio facit, Quirites, ut agnos- 
cere videamini, qui haec fecerint : ego autem nomino nemi- 
nem ; quare irasci mihi nemo poterit, nisi qui ante de se 
voluerit confiteri. Itaque propter banc avaritiam impera- 

25 torum quantas calamitates, quocumque ventum est, nostri 
exercitus ferant, quis ignorat? Itinera, quae per hosce 
annos in Italia per agros atque oppida civium Romanorum 
nostri imperatores fecerint, recordamini : turn facilius statu- 
etis quid apud exteras nationes fieri existimetis. Utrum 

30 plures arbitramini per hosce annos militum vestrorum armis 
hostium urbes an hibernis sociorum civitates esse deletas ? 
Neque enim potest exercitum is continere imperator, qui 
se ipse non continet, neque severus esse in judicando, qui 
alios in se severos esse judices non vult. 

35 Hie miramur hunc hominem tantum excellere ceteris, 
cujus legiones sic in Asiam pervenerint, ut non modo ma- 



DE IMPERIO CN. POMPEII ORATIO. 73 

nus tanti exercitus, sed ne vestigium quidem cuiquam 
pacato nocuisse dicatur. Jam vero quern ad modum milites 
hibernent, quotidie sermones ac litterae perferuntur. Non 
modo ut sumptum faciat iu militem iiemini vis affertur, sed 
ue cupienti quidem cuiquam permittitur. Hiemis enim, 5 
non avaritiae perfugium majores nostri in sociorum atque 
amicorum tectis esse voluerunt. 

XIV. Age vero ceteris in rebus qua ille sit temperan- 
tia, considerate. Unde illam tantam celeritatem et tarn 
incredibilem cursum inventum putatis ? Non enim ilium 10 
eximia vis remigum aut ars inaudita quaedam gubernandi 
aut venti aliqui novi tarn celeriter in ultimas terras pertu- 
lerunt, sed eae res, quae ceteros remorari solent, non retar- 
darunt : non avaritia ab institute cursu ad praedam aliquam 
devocavit, non libido ad voluptatem, non amoenitas ad 15 
delectationem, non nobilitas urbis ad cognitionem, non 
denique labor ipse ad quietem ; postremo signa et tabulas 
ceteraque ornamenta Graecorum oppidorum, quae ceteri 
tollenda esse arbitrantur, ea sibi ille ne visenda quidem ex- 
istimavit. Itaque omnes nunc in iis locis Cn. Pompeium 20 
sicut aliquem non ex hac urbe missum, sed de caelo delap- 
sum intuentur ; nunc denique incipiunt credere, fuisse homi- 
nes Romanos hac quondam continentia, quod jam nation- 
ibus exteris incredibile ac falso memoriae proditum videba- 
tur. Nunc imperii vestri splendor illis gentibus lucem 25 
afferre coepit ; nunc intelligunt non sine causa majores suos 
turn, cum ea temperantia magistrates habebamus, servire 
populo Romano quam imperare aliis maluisse. 

Jam vero ita faciles aditus ad eum privatorum, ita liberae 
querimoniae de aliorum injuriis esse dicuntur, ut is, qui dig- 30 
nitate principibus excellit, facilitate infimis par esse videatur. 
Jam quantum consilio, quantum dicendi gravitate et copia 
valeat, in quo ipso inest quaedam dignitas imperatoria, vos, 
Quirites, hoc ipso ex loco saepe cognovistis. Fidem vero 
ejus quantam inter socios existimari putatis, quam hostes 35 
omnes omnium gonerum sanctissimam judicarint ? Humani- 



74 DE IMPERIO CN. POMPEII ORATIO. 

tate jam tanta est, ut difficile dictu sit, utrum hostes magis 
virtutem ejus pugnantes timuerint an mansuetudinem victi 
dilexerint. Et quisquam dubitabit quin huic hoc tantum bel- 
lum transmittendum sit, qui ad omnia nostrae memoriae bella 
5 conficienda divino quodam consilio natus esse videatur ? 

XV. Et quoniam auctoritas quoque in bellis adminis- 
trandis multum atque in imperio militari valet, certe nemi- 
ni dubium est quin ea re idem ille imperator plurimum 
possit. Vehementer autem pertinere ad bella adminis- 

10 tranda, quid hostes, quid socii de imperatoribus nostris ex- 
istiment, quis ignorat, cum sciamus homines in tantis 
rebus, ut aut contemnant aut metuant, aut oderint aut 
ament, opinione non minus et fama quam aliqua ratione 
certa commoVeri? Quod igitur nomen unquam in orbe 

15 terrarum clarius fuit ? Cujus res gestae pares ? De quo 
homine vos, id quod maxime facit auctoritatem, tanta et tam 
praeclara judicia fecistis? An vero ullam usquam esse 
oram tam desertam putatis, quo non illius diei fama perva- 
serit, cum universus populus Romanus referto foro com- 

20 pletisque omnibus templis, ex quibus hie locus conspici 
potest, unum sibi ad commune omnium gentium bellum Cn. 
Pompeium imperatorem depoposcit ? Itaque, ut plura non 
dicam neque aliorum exemplis confirmem, quantum auctori- 
tas valeat in bello, ab eodem Cn. Pompeio omnium rerum 

25 egregiarum exempla sumantur : qui quo die a vobis mariti- 
mo bello praepositus est imperator, tanta repente vilitas 
annonae ex summa inopia et caritate rei frumentariae con- 
secuta est unius hominis spe ac nomine, quantam vix in 
summa ubertate agrorum diuturna pax efficere potuisset. 

30 Jam accepta in Ponto calamitate ex eo proelio, de quo vos 
paulo ante invitus admonui, cum socii pertimuissent, nos- 
trum opes animique crevissent, satis firmum praesidium 
provincia non haberet, amisissetis Asiam, Quirites, nisi ad 
ipsum discrimen ejus temporis divinitus Cn. Pompeium ad 

35 eas regiones fortuna populi Roman i attulisset. Hujus ad- 
ventus et Mithridatem insolita inflatum victoria continuit 



DE IMPERIO CN. POMPEII ORATIO. 75 

et Tigranem magnis copiis minitantem Asiae retardavit. 
Et quisquam dubitabit, quid virtute perfecturus sit, qui 
tantum auctoritate perfecerit? aut quam facile imperio 
atque exercitu socios et vectigalia conservaturus sit, qui 
ipso nomine ac rumore defenderit ? 5 

XVI. Age vero ilia res quantam declarat ejusdem homi- 
nis apud hostes populi Romani auctoritatem, quod ex 
locis tam longinquis tamque diversis tam brevi tempore 
omnes huic se uni dediderunt : quod Cretensium legati, 
cum in eorum insula noster imperator exercitusque esset, 10 
ad Cn. Pompeium in ultimas prope terras venerunt eique 
se omnes Cretensium civitates dedere velle dixerunt! 
Quid ? idem iste Mithridates nonne ad eundem Cn. Pom- 
peium legatum usque in Hispaniam misit? eum quern 
Pompeius legatum semper judicavit, ii, quibus erat moles- 15 
turn ad eum potissimum esse missum, speculatorem quam 
legatum judicari maluerunt, Potestis igitur jam constitu- 
ere, Quirites, hanc auctoritatem, multis postea rebus ges- 
tis magnisque vestris judiciis amplificatam, quantum apud 
illos reges, quantum apud exteras nationes valituram esse 20 
existimetis. 

Reliquum est ut de felicitate, quam praestare de se ipso 
nemo potest, meminisse et commemorare de altero possu- 
mus, sicut aequum est homines de potestate deorum, timide 
et pauca dicamus. Ego enim sic existimo : Maximo, Mar- 25 
cello, Scipioni, Mario et ceteris magnis imperatoribus non 
solum propter virtutem, sed etiam propter fortunam saepius 
imperia mandata atque exercitus esse commissos. Fuit 
enim profecto quibusdam sum mis viris quaedam ad ampli- 
tudinem et ad gloriam et ad res magnas bene gerendas di- 30 
vinitus adjuncta fortuna. De hujus autem hominis felici- 
tate, de quo nunc agimus, hac utar moderatione dicendi, 
non ut in illius potestate fortunam positam esse dicam, 
sed ut praeterita meminisse, reliqua sperare videamur, ne 
aut invisa diis immortalibus oratio nostra ant ingrata esse 35 
videatur, 



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1 



Itaque non sum praedicaturus, quantas ille res domi mi- 
litiae, terra marique, quantaque felicitate gesserit, ut ejus 
semper voluntatibus non modo cives assenserint, socii ob- 
temperarint, hc-stes obedierint, sed etiam venti tempesta- 
5 tesque obsecundarint. Hoc brevissime dicam, neminem 
unquam tam impudent em fuisse, qui ab diis immortalibus 
tot et tantas res tacitus auderet optare, quot et quantas dii 
immortales ad Cn. Pompeium detulerunt. Quod ut illi 
proprium ac perpetuum sit, Quirites, cum communis salu- 

10 tis atque imperii, turn ipsius hominis causa, sicuti facitis, 
velle et optare debetis. 

Quare cum et bellum sit ita necessarium, ut negligi 
non possit, ita magnum, ut accuratissime sit administran- 
dum, et cum ei imperatorem praeficere possitis, in quo sit 

15 eximia belli scientia, singularis virtus, clarissima auctori- 
tas, egregia fortuna, dubitatis, Quirites, quin hoc tantum 
boni, quod vobis ab diis immortalibus oblatum et datum 
est, in rem publicam conservandam atque amplificandam 
conferatis ? 

20 XVII. Quod si Romae On. Pompeius privatus esset 
hoc tempore, tamen ad tantum bellum is erat deligendus 
atque mittendus. Nunc, cum ad ceteras summas utili- 
tates haec quoque opportunitas adjungatur, ut in iis ipsis 
locis adsit, ut habeat exercitum, ut ab iis qui habent accipe- 

25 re statim possit, quid exspectamus ? aut cur non ducibus 
diis immortalibus eidem, cui cetera summa cum salute rei 
publicae commissa sunt, hoc quoque bellum regium com- 
mittamus ? 

At enim vir clarissimus, amantissimus rei publicae, ves- 

30 tris beneficiis amplissimis affectus, Q. Catulus, itemque 
summis ornamentis honoris, fortunae, virtutis, ingenii prae- 
ditus, Q. Hortensius, ab hac ratione dissentiunt : quorum 
ego auctoritatem apud vos multis locis plurimum valuisse 
et valere oportere confiteor, sed in hac causa, tametsi cog- 

35 noscetis auctoritates contrarias virorum fortissimorum et 
clarissimorum, tamen omissis auctoritatibus ipsa re ac ra- 



DE IMPERIO CN. POMPEII ORATIO. ?"} 

tione exquirere possuinus veritatem; atque hoc facilius, 
quod ea omnia, quae a me adhuc dicta sunt, iidem isti vera 
esse concedunt, et necessarium bellum esse et magnum et 
in uno Cn. Pompeio summa esse omnia. 

Quid igitur ait Hortensius ? Si uni omnia tribuenda 5 
sint, unum dignissimum esse Pompeium, sed ad unum ta- 
men omnia deferri non oportere. Obsolevit jam ista oratio, 
re multo magis quam verbis refutata. Nam tu idem, Q. 
Hortensi, multa pro tua summa copia ac singulari facultate 
dicendi et in senatu contra virum fortem, A. Gabinium, lfl 
graviter ornateque dixisti, cum is de uno imperatore con- 
tra praedones constituendo legem promulgasset, et ex hoc 
ipso loco permulta item contra earn legem verba fecisti. 
Quid? turn, per deos immortales, si plus apud populum 
Romanum auctoritas tua quam ipsius populi Romani salus 15 
et vera causa valuisset, hodie hanc gloriam atque hoc orbis 
terrae imperium teneremus ? An tibi turn imperium hoc 
esse videbatur, cum populi Romani legati, quaestores 
praetoresque capiebantur? cum ex omnibus provinciis 
commeatu et privato et publico prohibebamur ? cum ita 20 
clausa nobis erant maria omnia, ut neque privatam rem 
transmarinam neque publicam jam obire possemus ? 

XVIII. Quae civitas antea unquam fuit — non dico Athe- 
niensium, quae satis late quondam mare tenuisse dicitur, 
non Karthaginiensium, qui permultum classe ac maritimis 25 
rebus valuerunt, non Rhodiorum, quorum usque ad nostram 
memoriam disciplina navalis et gloria remansit — quae civi- 
tas unquam antea tarn tenuis, quae tarn parva insula fuit, 
quae non portus suos et agros et aliquam partem regionis 
atque orae maritimae per se ipsa defenderet ? At hercule 30 
aliquot annos continuos ante legem Gabiniam ille populus 
Romanus, cujus usque ad nostram memoriam nomen invic- 
tum in navalibus pugnis permanserit, magna ac multo maxi- 
ma parte non modo utilitatis, sed dignitatis atque imperii 
caruit. Nos, quorum majores Antiochum regem classe Per- 35 
semque superarunt omnibusque navalibus pugnis Kartha- 



78 DE IMPERIO CN. POMPEII ORATIO. 

ginienses, homines in maritimis rebus exercitatissimos para« 
tissimosque, vicerunt, ii nullo in loco jam praedonibus pares 
esse poteramus. Nos, qui antea non modo Italiam tutam 
habebamus, sed omnes socios in ultimis oris auctoritate nos- 

5 tri imperii salvos praestare poteramus, turn, cum insula 
Delos, tam procul a nobis in Aegaeo mari posita, quo om- 
nes undique cum mercibus atque oneribus commeabant, re- 
ferta divitiis, parva, sine muro, nihil timebat, iidem non 
modo provinciis atque oris Italiae maritimis ac portubus 

10 nostris, sed etiam Appia jam via carebamus. Et iis tem- 

poribus non pudebat magistratus populi Romani in hunc 

ipsum locum escendere, cum eum nobis majores nostri 

exuviis nauticis et classium spoliis ornatum reliquissent. 

XIX. Bono te animo turn, Q. Hortensi, populus Ro- 

15 manus et ceteros, qui erant in eadem sententia, dicere exis- 
timavit ea quae sentiebatis ; sed tam en in salute communi 
idem populus Romanus dolori suo maluit quam auctoritati 
vestrae obtemperare. Itaque una lex, unus vir, unus annus 
non modo nos ilia miseria ac turpitudine liberavit, sed etiam 

20 effecit, ut aliquando vere videremur omnibus gentibus ac 
nationibus terra marique imperare. Quo mihi etiam indig- 
nius videtur obtrectatum esse adhuc, Gabinio dicam anne 
Pompeio an utrique, id quod est verius, ne legaretur A. 
Gabinius Cn. Pompeio expetenti ac postulanti. Utrum ille, 

25 qui postulat ad tantum bellum legatum quern velit, idoneus 
non est qui impetret, cum ceteri ad expilandos socios di- 
ripiendasque provincias quos voluerunt legatos eduxerint ; 
an ipse, cujus lege salus ac dignitas populo Romano atque 
omnibus gentibus constituta est, expers esse debet gloriae 

30 ejus imperatoris atque ejus exercitus, qui consilio ipsius ac 
periculo est constitutus ? An C. Falcidius, Q. Metellus, 
Q. Caelius Latiniensis, Cn. Lentulus, quos omnes honoris 
causa nomino, cum tribuni plebis fuissent, anno proximo 
legati esse potuerunt ; in uno Gabinio sunt tam diligentes, 

35 qui in hoc bello, quod lege Gabinia geritur, in hoc impera- 
tore atque exercitu, quern per vos ipse constituit, etiam 



DE IMPERIO CN. POMPEII ORATIO. 79 

praecipuo jure esse deberet ? De quo legando consules 
spero ad senatum relaturos. Qui si dubitabunt aut grava- 
buntur, ego me profiteor relaturum, neque me impediet 
cujusquam inimicum edictum, quo minus fretus vobis ves- 
trum jus beneficiumque defendam, neque praeter interces- 5 
sionem quidquam audiam ; de qua, ut arbitror, isti ipsi, qui 
minantur, etiam atque etiam quid liceat considerabunt. 
Mea quidem sententia, Quirites, unus A. Gabinius belli 
maritimi rerumque gestarum Cn. Pompeio socius adscribi- 
tur, propterea quod alter uni illud bellum suscipiendum 10 
vestris suffragiis detulit, alter delatum susceptumque con- 
fecit. 

XX. Reliquum est ut de Q. Catuli auctoritate et sen- 
tentia dicendum esse videatur. Qui cum ex vobis quaere- 
ret, si in uno Cn. Pompeio omnia poneretis, si quid eo 15 
factum esset, in quo spem essetis habituri, cepit magnum 
suae virtutis fructum ac dignitatis, cum omnes una prope 
voce in ipso vos spem habituros esse dixistis. Etenim talis 
est vir, ut nulla res tanta sit ac tarn difficilis, quam ille non 
et consilio regere et integritate tueri et virtute conficere 20 
possit. Sed in hoc ipso ab eo vehementissime dissentio, 
quod, quo minus certa est hominum ac minus diuturna vita, 
hoc magis res publica, dum per deos immortales licet, frui 
debet summi viri vita atque virtute. 

At enim ne quid novi fiat contra exempla atque instituta 25 
majorum. Non dicam hoc loco, majores nostros semper in 
pace consuetudini, in bello utilitati paruisse, semper ad 
novos casus temporum novorum consiliorum ration es accom- 
modasse ; non dicam, duo bella maxima, Punicum atque 
Hispaniense, ab uno imperatore esse confecta duasque urbes 30 
potentissimas, quae huic imperio maxime minitabantur, 
Karthaginem atque Numantiam, ab eodem Scipione esse 
deletas; non commemorabo, nuper ita vobis patribusque 
vestris esse visum, ut in uno C. Mario spes imperii ponere- 
tur, ut idem cum Jugurtha, idem cum Cimbris, idem cum 85 
Teutonis bellum administraret. In ipso Cn. Pompeio, in 



80 DE IMPERIO CN. POMPEII ORATIO. 

quo novi constitui nihil vult Q. Catulus, quam multa sint 
nova summa Q. Catuli voluntate constituta recordamini. 

XXI. Quid tarn novum quam adolescentulum privatum 
exercitum dimcili rei publicae tempore conficere ? Confecit. 

5 Huic praeesse ? Praefuit. Rem optime ductu suo gerere ? 
Gessit. Quid tam praeter consuetudinem quam homini 
peradolescenti, cujus aetas a senatorio gradu longe abesset, 
imperium atque exercitum dari, Siciliam permitti atque 
Africam bellumque in ea provincia administrandum ? Fuit 

10 in his provinciis singulari innocentia, gravitate, virtute ; 
bellum in Africa maximum confecit, victorem exercitum 
deportavit. Quid vero tam inauditum quam equitem Ro- 
man um triumphare ? At earn quoque rem populus Roma- 
nus non modo vidit, sed omnium etiam studio visendam et 

15 concelebrandam putavit. Quid tam inusitatum quam, cum 
duo consules clarissimi fortissimique essent, ut eques Ro- 
manus ad bellum maximum formidolosissimumque pro con- 
sule mitteretur ? Missus est. Quo quidem tempore cum 
esset non nemo in senatu qui diceret, non oportere mitti 

20 hominem privatum pro consule, L. Philippus dixisse dici- 
tur, non se ilium sua sententia pro co?isule, sed pro co?v- 
sulibus mittere. Tanta in eo rei publicae bene gerendae 
spes constituebatur, ut duorum consulum munus unius ado- 
lescentis virtuti com mitteretur. Quid tam singulare, quam 

25 ut ex senatus consulto legibus solutus consul ante fieret, 
quam ullum alium magistratum per leges capere licuisset ? 
quid tam incredibile, quam ut iteram eques Romanus ex 
senatus consulto triumpharet ? Quae in omnibus homini 
bus nova post hominum memoriam constituta sunt, ea tam 

30 multa non sunt quam haec, quae in hoc uno homine vide- 
mus. Atque haec tot exempla, tanta ac tam nova, profecta 
sunt in eundem hominem a Q. Catuli atque a ceterorum 
ejusdem dignitatis amplissimorum hominum auctoritate. 

XXII. Quare videant, ne sit periniquum et non feren- 
35 dum, illorum auctoritatem de Cn. Pompeii dignitate a vobis 

comprobatam semper esse, vestrum ab iJlis de eodem honii* 



DE IMPERIO CN. POMPEII ORATIO. 81 

ne judicium populique Romani auctoritatem improbari ; 
praesertim cum jam suo jure populus Romanus in hoc 
homine suam auctoritatem vel contra omnes qui dissentiunt 
possit defendere ; propterea quod iisdem istis reclamantibus 
vos unum ilium ex omnibus delegistis, quern bello prae- 5 
donum praeponeretis. Hoc si vos temere fecistis et rei 
publicae parum consuluistis, recte isti studia vestra suis 
consiliis regere conantur ; sin autem vos plus turn in re 
publica vidistis, vos his repugnantibus per vosmet ipsos 
dignitatem huic imperio, salutem orbi terrarum attulistis, 10 
aliquando isti principes et sibi et ceteris populi Romani 
universi auctoritati parendum esse fateantur. 

Atque in hoc bello Asiatico et regio non solum militaris 
ilia virtus, quae est in Cn. Pompeio singularis, sed aliae quo- 
que virtutes animi magnae et rnultae requiruntur. Diffici- 15 
le est in Asia, Cilicia, Syria regnisque interiorum nationum 
ita versari nostrum imperatorem, ut nihil aliud nisi de hoste 
ac de laude cogitet. Deinde etiam si qui sunt pudore ac 
temperantia moderatiores, tamen eos esse tales propter 
multitudinem cupidorum hominum nemo arbitratur. Dif- 20 
ficile est dictu, Quirites, quanto in odio simus apud exteras 
nationes propter eorum, quos ad eas per hos annos cum im- 
perio misimus, libidines et injurias. Quod enim fanum 
putatis in illis terris nostris magistratibus religiosum, quam 
civitatem sanctam, quam domum satis clausam ac munitam 25 
fuisse ? Urbes jam locupletes et copiosae requiruntur, qui- 
bus causa belli propter diripiendi cupiditatem inferatur. 
Libenter haec coram cum Q. Catulo et Q. Hortensio, sum- 
mis et clarissimis viris, disputarem ; noverunt enim sociorum 
vulnera, vident eorum calamitates, querimonias audiunt. 30 
Pro sociis vos contra hostes exercitum mittere putatis, an 
hostium simulatione contra socios atque amicos ? Quae 
,ci vitas est in Asia, quae non modo imperatoris aut legati, 
sed unius tribuni militum animos ac spiritus capere possit ? 

XXITI. Quare etiam si quern habetis, qui collatis signis 35 
iexercitus regios superare posse videatur, tamen, nisi erit 



82 DE IMPERIO CN. POMPEII ORATIO. 

idem, qui se a pecuniis sociorum, qui ab eorum conjugibus 
ac liberis, qui ab ornamentis fanorum atque oppidorum, qui 
ab auro gazaque regia manus, oculos, animum cohibere pos- 
sit, non erit idoneus qui ad bellum Asiaticum regiumque 
5 mittatur. Ecquam putatis civitatem pacatam fuisse, quae 
locuples sit? ecquam esse locupletem, quae istis pacata 
esse videatur ? Ora maritima, Quirites, Cn. Pompeium non 
solum propter rei militaris gloriam, sed etiam propter animi 
continentiam requisivit. Videbat enim praetores locuple- 

10 tari quotannis pecunia publica praeter paucos, neque eos 
quidquam aliud assequi classium nomine, nisi ut detriments 
accipiendis majore affici turpitudine videremur. Nunc qua 
cupiditate homines in provincias et quibus jacturis, quibus 
condicionibus proficiscantur, ignorant videlicet isti, qui ad 

15 unum deferenda omnia esse non arbitrantur ; quasi vero 
Cn. Pompeium non cum suis virtutibus, turn etiam alienis 
vitiis magnum esse videamus. Quare nolite dubitare quin 
huic uni credatis omnia, qui inter tot annos unus inventus 
sit, quem socii in urbes suas cum exercitu venisse gaudeant. 

20 Quod si auctoritatibus hanc causam, Quirites, confirman- 
dam putatis, est vobis auctor vir bellorum omnium maxi- 
marumque rerum peritissimus, P. Servilius, cujus tantae res 
gestae terra marique exstiterunt, ut, cum de bello delibe- 
retis, auctor vobis gravior nemo esse debeat ; est C. Curio, 

25 summis vestris beneficiis maximisque rebus gestis, summo 
ingenio et prudentia praeditus ; est Cn. Lentulus, in quo 
omnes pro amplissimis vestris honoribus summum consilium, 
summam gravitatem esse cognovistis ; est C. Cassius, in- 
tegritate, virtute, constantia singulari. Quare videte, ho- 

30 rumne auctoritatibus illorum oration i, qui dissentiunt, re- 
spondere posse videamur. 

XXIV. Quae cum ita sint, C. Manili, primum istam 
tuam et legem et voluntatem et sententiam laudo vehe- 
mentissimeque comprobo ; deinde te hortor ut auctore popu 

35 lo Romano maneas in sententia neve cujusquam vim aut 
minas pertimescas. Primum in te satis esse animi perseve- i 



DE IMPERIO CN. POMPEII ORATIO. 83 

f rantiaeque arbitror ; deinde cum tantani multitudinem cum 
! tanto studio adesse videamus, quantam itemm nunc in 
i eodem homine praeficiendo videmus, quid est quod aut de 
I re aut de perficiendi facultate dubitemus ? Ego autem, 

quidquid est in me studii, consilii, laboris, ingenii, quidquid 5 

I hoc beneficio populi Romani atque liac potestate praetoria, 

quidquid auctoritate, fide, constantia possum, id omne ad 

1 banc rem conficiendam tibi et populo Romano polliceor ac 

' defero ; testorque omnes deos et eos maxime, qui huic loco 

: temploque praesident, qui omnium mentes eorum qui ad ic 

- rem publicam adeunt maxime perspiciunt, me hoc neque 

rogatu facere cujusquam, neque quo Cn. Pompeii gratiam 

mihi per hanc causam conciliari putem, neque quo mihi ex 

' cujusquam amplitudine aut praesidia periculis aut adju- 

menta honoribus quaeram ; propterea quod pericula facile, 15 
; ut hominem praestare oportet, innocentia tecti repellemus, 
honorem autem neque ab uno neque ex hoc loco, sed eadem 
ilia nostra laboriosissima ratione vitae, si vestra voluntas 
feret, consequemur. 

Quam ob rem, quidquid in hac causa mihi susceptum 20 
est, Quirites, id omne ego me rei publicae causa suscepisse 
confirmo, tantumque abest ut aliquam mihi bonam gratiam 
quaesisse videar, ut multas me etiam simultates partim 
obscuras, partim apertas intelligam, mihi non necessarias, 
vobis non inutiles suscepisse. Sed ego me hoc honore prae- 23 
ditum, tantis vestris beneficiis affectum statui, Quirites, ves- 
tram voluntatem et rei publicae dignitatem et salutem pro- 
vinciarum atque sociorum meis omnibus commodis et ra- 
tionibus praeferre oportere. 



M. TULLII CICERONIS 

PEO 

M. MARCELLO 

OEATIO AD CAESAREM. 



I. Diuturni silentii, patres coDscripti, quo eram his tern- 
poribus usus, non timore aliquo, sed partim dolore, partim 
verecundia, finem liodiernus dies attulit, idemque initium 
quae vellem quaeque sentirem meo pristino more dicendi. 
5 Tantam enim mansuetudinem, tarn inusitatam inauditamque 
clementiam, tan turn in summa potestate re rum omnium mo- 
dum, tarn denique incredibilem sapientiam ac paene divi- 
nam tacitus nullo modo praeterire possum. M. enim Mar- 
cello vobis, patres conscripti, reique publicae reddito, non 

10 solum illius, sed meam etiam vocem et auctoritatem et vo- 
bis et rei publicae conservatam ac restitutam puto. 

Dolebam enim, patres conscripti, et vehementer ange- 
bar virum talem, cum in eadem causa, in qua ego, fuisset, 
non in eadem esse fortuna ; nee mihi persuadere poterana 

15 nee fas esse ducebam versari me in nostro veteri curriculo, 
illo aemulo atque imitatore studiorum ac laborum meorum 
quasi quodam socio a me et comite distracto. Ergo et mihi 
meae pristinae vitae consuetudinem, C. Caesar, interclusam 
aperuisti et his omnibus ad bene de omni re publica spe- 

20 randum, quasi signum aliquod sustulisti. Intellectum est 
enim mihi quidem in multis et maxime in me ipso, sed paulo 



PRO M. MARCELLO ORATIO. 85 

ante omnibus, cum M. Marcellum senatui populoque Eo- 
mano concessisti, commemoratis praesertim offensionibus, 
te auctoritatem hujus ordinis dignitatem que rei publicae 
tuis vel doloribus vel suspicionibus anteferre. 

Ille quidem fructum omnis ante actae vitae hodierno die 5 
maximum cepit, cum summo consensu senatus, turn ju- 
dicio tuo gravissimo et maximo. Ex quo profecto intelli- 
gis, quanta in dato beneficio sit laus, cum in accepto tanta 
sit gloria. Est vero fortunatus ille, cujus ex salute non 
minor paene ad omnes, quam ad ipsum ventura sit, laetitia 10 
pervenerit. Quod quidem ei merito atque optimo jure 
contigit. Quis enim est illo aut nobilitate aut probitate 
aut optimarum artium studio aut innocentia aut ullo genere 
laudis praestantior ? 

II. Nullius tantum flumen est ingenii, nullius dicendi 15 
aut scribendi tanta vis, tanta copia, quae non dicam exor- 
nare, sed enarrare, C. Caesar, res tuas gestas possit. Ta- 
men affirmo, et hoc pace dicam tua, nullam in his esse lau- 
dem ampliorem quam earn quam hodierno die consecutus 
es. Soleo saepe ante oculos ponere, idque libenter crebris 20 
usurpare sermonibus, omnes nostrorum imperatorum, omnes 
exterarum gentium potentissimorumque populorum, omnes 
clarissimorum regum res gestas cum tuis nee contentionum 
magnitudine nee numero proeliorum nee varietate regionum 
nee celeritate conficiendi nee dissimilitudine bellorum posse 25 
conferri ; nee vero disjunctissimas terras citius passibus 
eujusquam potuisse peragrari, quam tuis non dicam cursi- 
bus, sed victoriis lustratae sunt. 

Quae quidem ego nisi ita magna esse fatear, ut ea vix 
eujusquam mens aut cogitatio capere possit, amens sim ; 30 
sed tamen sunt alia majora. Nam bellicas laudes solent 
quidam extenuare verbis easque detrahere ducibus, com- 
municare cum multis, ne propriae sint imperatorum. Et 
certe in armis militum virtus, locorum opportunitas, auxilia 
sociorum, classes, commeatus multum juvant ; maximam 35 
vero partem quasi suo jure fortuna sibi vindicat ; et quid- 



36 PRO M. MARCELLO ORATIO. 

quid prospere gestum est, id paene omne ducit suum. At 
vero hujus gloriae, C. Caesar, quam es paulo ante adeptus, 
socium habes neminem. Totum hoc, quantumcumque est, 
quod certe maximum est, totum est, inquam, tuum. Nihil 
5 sibi ex ista laude centurio, nihil praefectus, nihil cohors, 
nihil turma decerpit. Quin etiam ilia ipsa rerum humana- 
rum domina, Fortuna, in istius se societatem gloriae non 
offert, tibi cedit, tuam esse totam et propriam fatetur. 
Nunquam enim temeritas cum sapientia commiscetur, nee 

10 ad consilium casus admittitur. 

III. Domuisti gentes immanitate barbaras, multitudine 
innumerabiles, locis infinitas, omni copiarum genere abun- 
dantes ; sed tamen ea vicisti, quae naturam et condicionem, 
ut vinci posseht, habebant : nulla est enim tanta vis, quae 

15 non ferro ac viribus debilitari frangique possit. Animum 
vincere, iracundiam cohibere, victoriam temperare, adversa- 
rium nobilitate, ingenio, virtute praestantem non modo ex- 
tollere jacentem, sed etiam amplificare ejus pristinam dig- 
nitatem ; haec qui faciat, non ego eum cum summis viris 

20 comparo, sed simillimum deo judico. 

Itaque, C. Caesar, bellicae tuae laudes celebrabuntur 
illae quidem non solum nostris, sed paene omnium gentium 
litteris atque Unguis ; nee ulla unquam aetas de tuis laudi- 
bus conticescet ; sed tamen ejus modi res nescio quo modo, 

25 etiam cum leguntur, obstrepi clamore militum videntur et 
tubarum sono. At vero cum aliquid clementer, mansuete, 
juste, moderate, sapienter factum, in iracundia praesertim, 
quae est inimica consilio, et in victoria, quae natura inso- 
lens et superba est, audimus aut legimus, quo studio incen- 

30 dimur, non modo in gestis rebus, sed etiam in fictis, ut eos 
saepe, quos nunquam vidimus, diligamus ! Te vero, quem 
praesentem intuemur, cujus mentem sensusque et os cerni- 
mus, ut quidquid belli fortuna reliquum rei publicae fecerit, 
id esse salvum velis, quibus laudibus efferemus ? quibus 

35 studiis prosequemur ? qua benevolentia complectemur ? 
Parietes, medius fidius, ut mihi videntur, hujus curiae tibi 



PRO M. HARCELLO ORATIO. 8? 

gratias agere gestiunt, quod brevi tempore futura sit ilia 
auctoritas in his majorum suorum et suis sedibus. 

IV. Equidem quum C. Marcelli, viri optimi et commemo- 
rabili pietate praediti, lacrimas modo vobiscum viderem, 
omnium Marcellorum meum pectus memoria obfudit ; qui- 5 
bus tu etiam mortuis M. Marcello conservato dignitatem 
suam reddidisti, nobilissimamque familiam jam ad paucos 
redactam paene ab interitu vindicasti. Hunc tu igitur diem 
tuis maximis et innumerabilibus gratulationibus jure ante- 
pones. Haec enim res unius est propria Caesaris ; ceterae 10 
duce te gestae magnae illae quidem, sed tamen multo mag- 
noque comitatu. Hujus autem rei tu idem et dux es et 
comes ; quae quidem tanta est, ut tropaeis monumentisque 
tuis allatura finem sit aetas — nihil est enim opere aut manu 
factum, quod non aliquando conficiat et consumat vetustas 16 
— at haec tua justitia et lenitas animi florescet quotidie 
magis, ita ut, quantum operibus tuis diuturnitas detrahet, 
tantum afferat laudibus. Et ceteros quidem omnes victores 
bellorum civilium jam ante aequitate et misericordia viceras : 
hodierno vero die te ipsum vicisti. Vereor ut hoc quod 20 
dicam perinde intelligi possit audi turn atque ipse cogitans 
sentio. Ipsam victoriam vicisse videris, cum ea quae ilia 
erat adepta victis remisisti. Nam cum ipsius victoriae 
condicione jure omnes victi occidissemus, clementiae tuae 
judicio conservati sumus. Recte igitur unus invictus es, a 25 
quo etiam ipsius victoriae condicio visque devicta est. 

V. Atque hoc C. Caesaris judicium, patres conscripti, 
quam late pateat, attendite : omnes enim, qui ad ilia arma 
fato sumus nescio quo rei publicae misero funestoque com- 
pulsi, etsi aliqua culpa tenemur erroris humani, a scelere 30 
certe liberati sumus. Nam cum M. Marcellum deprecan- 
tibus vobis rei publicae conservavit, me et mihi et item rei 
publicae nullo deprecante, reliquos amplissimos viros et 
sibi ipsos et patriae reddidit, quorum et frequentiam et dig- 
nitatem hoc ipso in consessu videtis, non ille hostes induxit 35 
in curiam, sed judicavit a plerisque ignoratione potius et 



88 PRO M. MARCELLO ORATIO. 

falso atque inani metu quam cupiditate aut crudelitate bel« 
lum esse susceptum. Quo quidem in belle- semper de pace 
audiendum putavi, semperque dolui non modo pacem, sed 
orationem etiam civium pacem flagitantium repudiari. Ne- 
5 que enim ego ilia nee ulla unquam secutus sum arma ci- 
vilia, semperque mea consilia pacis et togae socia, non belli 
atque armorum fuerunt. Hominem sum secutus private 
officio, non publico ; tantumque apud me grati animi fidelis 
memoria valuit, ut nulla non modo cupiditate, sed ne spe 

10 quidem prudens et sciens tamquam ad interitum ruerem 
voluntarium. 

Quod quidem meum consilium minime obscurum fuit. 
Nam et in hoc ordine integra re multa de pace dixi, et in 
ipso bello eadem etiam cum capitis mei periculo sensi. Ex 

15 quo jam nemo erit tarn injustus rerum existimator, qui du- 
bitet quae Caesaris voluntas de bello fuerit, cum pacis 
auctores conservandos statim censuerit, ceteris fuerit iratior. 
Atque id minus mirum fortasse turn, cum esset incertus 
exitus et anceps fortuna belli : qui vero victor pacis auc- 

20 tores diligit, is profecto declarat se maluisse non dimicare 
quam vincere. 

VI. Atque hujus quidem rei M. Marcello sum testis. 
Nostri enim sensus, ut in pace semper, sic turn etiam in 
bello congruebant. Quoties ego eum et quanto cum dolore 

25 vidi, cum insolentiam certorum hominum turn etiam ipsius 
victoriae ferocitatem extimescentem ! Quo gratior tua 
liberalitas, C. Caesar, nobis, qui ilia vidimus, debet esse. 
Non enim jam causae sunt inter se, sed victoriae comparan- 
dae. Vidimus tuam victoriam praeliorum exitu termina- 

30 tam : gladium vagina vacuum in urbe non vidimus. Quos 
amisimus cives, eos Martis vis perculit, non ira victoriae ; 
ut dubitare debeat nemo, quin multos, si fieri posset, C. 
Caesar ab inferis excitaret, quoriiam ex eadem acie conser- 
vat quos potest. Alterius vero partis, nihil amplius dicam 

35 quam id quod omnes verebamur, nimis iracundam futuram 
fuisse victoriam. Quidam enim non modo armatis, sed in- 



TKO M. MARCELLO ORATIO. 89 

terdum etiam otiosis minabantur, nee quid quisque sensis- 
set, sed ubi fuisset, cogitandum esse dicebant ; ut mihi qui- 
dem videantur dii immortales, etiam si poenas a populo 
Romano ob aliquod delictum expetiverunt, qui civile bellum 
tantum et tarn luctuosum excitaverunt, vel placati jam vel 5 
satiati aliquando, ouinem spem salutis ad clementiam vic- 
toris et sapientiam contulisse. 

Quare gaude tuo isto tarn excellenti bono, et fruere 
cum fortuna et gloria, turn etiam natura et moribus tuis ; 
ex quo quidem maxim us est fructus jucunditasque sapienti. 10 
Cetera cum tua recordabere, etsi persaepe virtuti, tamen 
plerumque felicitati tuae gratulabere. De nobis, quos in 
re publica tecum simul salvos esse voluisti, quoties cogita- 
bis, toties de maximis tuis beneficiis, toties de incredibili 
liberalitate, toties de singulari sapientia tua cogitabis ; 15 
quae non modo summa bona, sed nimirum audebo vel sola 
dicere. Tantus est enim splendor in laude vera, tanta in 
magnitudine animi et consilii dignitas, ut haec a virtute 
donata, cetera a fortuna commodata esse videantur. Noli 
igitur in conservandis bonis viris defatigari, non cupiditate 20 
praesertim aliqua aut pravitate lapsis, sed opinione officii 
stulta fortasse, certe non improba, et specie quadam rei 
publicae ; non enim tua ulla culpa est, si te aliqui timue- 
runt, contraque summa laus, quod minime timendum fuisse 
senserunt. 25 

VII. Nunc venio ad gravissimam querelam et atrocissi- 
mam suspicionem tuam, quae non tibi ipsi magis quam 
cum omnibus civibus, turn maxime nobis, qui a te conser- 
vati sumus, providenda est : quam etsi spero esse falsam, 
nunquam tamen extenuabo. Tua enim cautio nostra cautio 30 
est ; ut, si in alterutro peccandum sit, malim videri nimis 
timidus quam parum prudens. Sed quisnam est iste tarn 
demens ? De tuisne ? tametsi qui magis sunt tui quam 
quibus tu salutem insperantibus reddidisti ? an ex eo nume- 
ro qui una tecum fuerunt ? Non est credibilis tantus in 35 
ullo furor, ut, quo duce omnia summa sit adeptus, hujus 



90 PRO M. MARCELLO ORATIO. 

vitam non anteponat suae. An si tui nihil cogitant sceleris, 
cavendum est, ne quid inimici ? Qui ? Omnes enim, qui 
fuerunt, aut sua pertinacia vitam amiserunt aut tua miseri- 
cordia retinuerunt, ut aut nulli supersint de inimicis, aut 
5 qui superfuerunt sint amicissimi. 

Sed tamen cum in animis hominum tantae latebrae 
sint et tanti recessus, augeamus sane suspicionem tuam : 
simul enim augebimus diligentiam. Nam quis est omnium 
tam ignarus rerum, tam rudis in re publica, tarn nihil un- 

10 quam nee de sua nee de communi salute cogitans, qui non 
intelligat tua salute contineri suam, et ex unius tua vita 
pendere omnium ? Equidem de te dies noctesque, ut de- 
beo, cogitans, casus dumtaxat humanos et incertos eventus 
vaietudinis et naturae communis fragilitatem extimesco, 

15 doleoque, cum res publica immortalis esse debeat, earn in 
unius mortalis anima consistere. Si vero ad humanos ca- 
sus incertosque eventus vaietudinis, sceleris etiam acce- 
dat insidiarumque consensio, quern deum, si cupiat, posse 
opitulari rei publicae credamus ? 

20 VIII. Omnia sunt excitanda tibi, C. Caesar, uni, quae 
jacere sentis belli ipsius impetu, quod necesse fuit, perculsa 
atque prostrata ; constituenda judicia, revocanda fides, com- 
primendae libidines, propaganda suboles, omnia, quae di- 
lapsa jam difnuxerunt, severis legibus vincienda sunt. Non 

25 fuit recusandum in tanto civili bello tantoque animorum 
ardore et armorum, quin quassata res publica, quicumque 
belli eventus fuisset, multa perderet et ornamenta dignita- 
tis et praesidia stabilitatis suae, multaque uterque dux face- 
ret armatus, quae idem togatus fieri prohibuisset. Quae 

30 quidem tibi nunc omnia belli vulnera sananda sunt, quibua 
praeter te mederi nemo potest. 

Itaque illam tuam praeclarissimam et sapientissimam 
vocem invitus audivi : " Satis diu vel naturae vixi vel glo- 
riae." Satis, si ita vis, fortasse naturae ; addo etiam, si 

85 placet, gloriae ; at, quod maximum est, patriae certe parum. 
Quare omitte is tam, quaeso, doctorum hominum in contenv 






PRO M. MARCELLO ORATIO. 91 

nenda morte prudentiam : noli nostro periculo esse sapiens. 
Saepe enim venit ad aures meas, te idem istud nimis crebro 
dicere, tibi satis te vixisse. t Credo, sed turn id audirem, si 
tibi soli viveres aut si tibi etiam soli natus esses. Omnium 
salutem civium cunctamque rem publicam res tuae gestae 5 
complexae sunt ; tantum abes a perfectione maximorum 
operum, ut fundamenta nondum quae cogitas jeceris. Hie 
tu modum vitae tuae non salute rei publicae, sed aequitate 
animi definies ? Quid, si istud ne gloria e tuae quidem satis 
est ? cujus te esse avidissimum, quamvis sis sapiens, non 10 
negabis. 

Parumne igitur, inquies, gloriam magnam relinquemus ? 
Immo vero aliis quamvis multis satis ; tibi uni parum. 
Quidquid est enim, quamvis amplum sit, id est parum turn, 
cum est aliquid amplius. Quod si rerum tuarum immor- 15 
talium, C. Caesar, hie exitus futurus fuit, ut devictis adver- 
sariis rem publicam in eo statu relinqueres, in quo nunc est, 
vide, quaeso, ne tua divina virtus admirationis plus sit habi- 
tura quam gloriae ; si quidem gloria est illustris ac per- 
vagata magnorum vel in suos vel in patriam vel in omne 20 
genus hominum fama meritorum. 

IX. Haec igitur tibi reliqua pars est, hie restat actus, in 
hoc elaborandum est, ut rem publicam constituas, eaque tu 
in primis cum summa tranquillitate et otio perfruare : turn 
te, si voles, cum et patriae quod debes solveris et naturam 25 
ipsam expleveris satietate vivendi, satis diu vixisse dicito. 
Quid est enim hoc ipsum diu, in quo est aliquid extremum ? 
quod cum venit, omnis voluptas praeterita pro nihilo est, 
quia postea nulla est futura. Quamquam iste tuus animus 
nunquam his angustiis, quas natura nobis ad vivendum 30 
dedit, contentus fuit, semper immortalitatis a more flagravit. 

Nee vero haec tua vita ducenda est, quae corpore et 
spiritu continetur. Ilia, inquam, ilia vita est tua, quae 
vigebit memoria saeculorum omnium, quam posteritas alet, 
quam ipsa aeternitas semper tuebitur. Huic tu inservias, 35 
huic te ostentes oportet ; quae quidem quae miretur jam 



92 PRO M. MARCELLO ORATIO. 

pridem multa habet, nunc etiam quae laudet exspeotat 
Obstupescent posteri certe imperia, provincias, Rhenum, 
Oceanum, Nilum, pugnas innumerabiles, incredibiles vic- 
torias, mormmenta, munera, triumphos audientes et legen- 
5 tes tuos. Sed nisi haec urbs stabilita tuis consiliis et in- 
stitutis erit, vagabitur modo nomen tuum longe atque late, 
sedem stabilem et domicilium certum non habebit. Erit 
inter eos etiam qui nascentur, sicut inter nos fuit, magna 
dissensio, cum alii laudibus ad caelum res tuas gestas effe- 

10 rent, alii fortasse aliquid requirent, idque vel maximum, 
nisi belli civilis incendium salute patriae restinxeris, ut illud 
fati fuisse videatur, hoc consilii. Servi igitur iis etiam ju- 
dicious, qui multis post saeculis de te judicabunt, et quidem 
haud scio an incorruptius quam nos ; nam et sine amore et 

15 sine cupiditate, et rursus sine odio et sine invidia judica- 
bunt. Id autem etiam si turn ad te, ut quidam falso putant, 
non pertinebit ; nunc certe pertinet esse te talem, ut tuas 
laudes obscuratura nulla unquam sit oblivio. 

X. Diversae voluntates civium fuerunt distractaeque 

20 sententiae ; non enim consiliis solum et studiis, sed armis 
etiam et castris dissidebamus. Erat autem obscuritas quae- 
dam, erat certamen inter clarissimos duces : multi dubita- 
bant quid optimum esset ; multi quid sibi expediret ; multi 
quid deceret ; nonnulli etiam quid liceret. Perfuncta res 

25 publica est hoc misero fatalique bello : vicit is, qui non for- 
tuna inflammaret odium suum, sed bonitate leniret ; nee 
qui omnes, quibus iratus esset, eosdem etiam exsilio aut 
morte dignos judicaret. Arma ab aliis posita, ab aliis erep- 
ta sunt. Ingratus est injustusque civis, qui armorum pericu- 

30 lo liberatus animum tamen retinet armatum, ut etiam ille 
melior sit, qui in acie cecidit, qui in causa animam profudit. 
Quae enim pertinacia quibusdam, eadem aliis constantia 
videri potest. Sed jam omnis fracta dissensio est armis, et 
exstincta aequitate victoris : restat ut omnes unum velint, 

35 qui modo habent aliquid non solum sapientiae, sed etiam 
sanitatis. Nisi te, C. Caesar, salvo et in ista sententia qua 



PRO M. MARCELLO ORATIO. 93 

cum antea, turn liorlie vel maxime usus es, manente, salvi 
esse non possumus. Quare omnes te, qui haec salva esse 
volumus, et hortamur et obsecramus, ut vitae tuae et salu- 
ti consulas, omnesque tibi, ut pro aliis etiam loquar quod 
de me ipse sentio, quoniam subesse aliquid putas quod 5 
cavendum sit, non modo excubias et custodias, sed etiam 
laterum nostrorum oppositus et corporum pollicemur. 

XI. Sed ut, unde est orsa, in eodem terminetur oratio, 
maximas tibi omnes gratias agimus, C. Caesar, majores 
etiam babemus. Nam omnes idem sentiunt, quod ex omni- 10 
urn precibus et lacrimis sentire potuisti ; sed quia non est 
omnibus stantibus necesse dicere, a me certe dici volunt, 
cui necesse est quodam modo ; et quod fieri decet M. Mar- 
cello a te huic ordini populoque Romano et rei publicae 
reddito, fieri id intelligo ; nam laetari omnes non de unius 15 
solum, sed de communi omnium salute sentio. Quod autem 
summae benevolentiae est — quae mea erga ilium omnibus 
semper nota fuit, ut vix C. Marcello, optimo et amantissimo 
fratri, praeter eum quidem cederem nemini — cum id sollici- 
tudine, cura, labore tarn diu praestiterim, quam diu est de 20 
illius salute dubitatum, certe boc tempore magnis curis, 
molestiis, doloribus tiberatus praestare debeo. Itaque, C. 
Caesar, sic tibi gratias ago, ut omnibus me rebus a te non 
conservato solum, sed etiam ornato, tamen ad tua in me 
unum innumerabilia merita, quod fieri jam posse non arbi- 25 
trabar, maximus hoc tuo facto cumulus accesserit. 



M. TULLII CICERONIS 

PEO 

QUINTO LIGARIO 

ORATIO AD CAESAKEM. 



I. Novum crimen, C. Caesar, et ante hunc diem non 
auditum propinquus meus ad te Q. Tubero detulit, Q. Liga- 
rium in Africa fuisse ; idque C. Pansa, praestanti vir inge- 
nio, fretus fortasse familiaritate ea, quae est ei tecum, ausus 
5 est confiteri : itaque quo me vertam nescio. Paratus enim 
veneram, cum tu id neque per te scires neque audire ali- 
unde potuisses, ut ignoratione tua ad hominis miseri salu- 
tem abuterer. Sed quoniam diligentia inimici investigatum 
est quod latebat, confitendum est, ut opinor, praesertim 

10 cum meus necessarius C. Pansa fecerit ut id integrum jam 
non esset, omissaque controversia omnis oratio ad miseri- 
cordiam tuam conferenda est, qua plurimi sunt conservati, 
cum a te non liberationem culpae, sed errati veniam impe- 
travissent. Habes igitur, Tubero, quod est accusatori maxi- 

15 me optandum, confitentem reum, sed tamen hoc confiten- 
tem, se in ea parte fuisse, qua te, qua virum omni laude 
dignum, patrem tuum. Itaque prius de vestro delicto con- 
fiteamini necesse est, quam Ligarii ullam culpam reprehen- 
datis. 

20 Q. enim Ligarius, cum esset nulla belli suspicio, lega- 
tus in Africam cum C. Considio profectus est ; qua in lega- 
tione et civibus et sociis ita se probavit, ut decedens Con- 






PRO Q. LIGARIO ORATIO. 95 

sidius provincia satis facere hominibus non posset, si quem- 
quam alium provinciae praefecisset. Itaque Ligarius, cum 
diu recusans nihil profecisset, provinciam accepit invitus, 
cui sic praefuit in pace, ut et civibus et sociis gratissima 
esset ejus integritas ac fides. Bellum subito exarsit, quod 5 
qui erant in Africa ante audierunt geri quam parari. Quo 
audito partim cupiditate inconsiderata, partim caeco quo- 
dam timore, primo salutis, post etiam studii sui quaerebant 
aliquem ducem, 'cum Ligarius domum spectans, ad suos 
redire cupiens, nullo se implicari negotio passus est. Inte- 10 
rim P. Attius Varus, qui praetor Africam obtinuerat, Uti- 
cam venit. Ad eum statim concursum est. Atque ille'non 
mediocri cupiditate arripuit imperium, si illud imperium 
esse potuit, quod ad privatum clamore multitudinis impe- 
ritae, nullo publico consilio deferebatur. Itaque Ligarius, 15 
qui omne tale negotium cuperet effugere, paulum adventu 
Vari conquievit. 

II. Adhuc, C. Caesar, Q. Ligarius omni culpa vacat. 
Domo est egressus non modo nullum ad bellum, sed ne ad 
minimam quidem suspicionem belli ; legatus in pace pro- 20 
fectus in provincia pacatissima ita se gessit, ut ei pacem 
esse expediret. Profectio certe animum tuum non debet 
offendere. Num igitur remansio ? Multo minus ; nam pro- 
fectio voluntatem habuit non turpem, remansio necessitatem 
etiam honestam. Ergo haec duo tempora carent crimine ; 25 
unum, cum est legatus profectus, alterum, cum efflagita- 
tus a provincia praepositus Africae est. Tertium tempus 
est, quod post adventum Vari in Africa restitit, quod si est 
criminosum, necessitatis crimen est, non voluntatis. An 
ille, si potuisset ullo modo evadere, Uticae quam Romae, 30 
cum P. Attio quam cum concordissimis fratribus, cum alie- 
nis esse quam cum suis maluisset ? Cum ipsa legatio 
plena desiderii ac sollicitudinis fuisset propter incredibilem 
quendam fratrum amorem, hie aequo animo esse potuit, 
belli discidio distractus a fratribus ? 35 

Nullum igitur habes, Caesar, adhuc in Q. Ligario signum 



96 PRO Q. LIGARIO ORATIO. 

alienae a te voluntatis : cujus ego causam animadverte, 
quaeso, qua fide defendam : prodo meam. O clementiam 
admirabilem atque omnium laude, praedicatione, litteris 
monumentisque decorandam ! Cum M. Cicero apud te 
5 defendit, alium in ea voluntate non fuisse, in qua se ipsum 
confitetur fuisse, nee tuas tacitas cogitationes extimescit, 
nee, quid tibi de alio audienti de se ipso occurrat, reformi- 
dat. 

III. Vide, quam non reformidem ; vide, quanta lux 

10 liberalitatis et sapientiae tuae mihi apud te dicenti oboria- 
tur. Quantum potero, voce contendam, ut populus hoc 
Romanus exaudiat : Suscepto bello, Caesar, gesto etiam ex 
parte magna, nulla vi coactus, judicio ac voluntate ad ea 
arma profectus sum, quae erant sumpta contra te. Apud 

15 quern igitur hoc dico ? Nempe apud eum, qui cum hoc 
sciret, tamen me, antequam vidit, rei publicae reddidit ; 
qui ad me ex Aegypto litteras misit, ut essem idem qui 
fuissem ; qui, cum ipse imperator in toto imperio populi 
Romani unus esset, esse me alterum passus est ; a quo, hoc 

20 ipso C. Pansa mihi nuntium perferente, concessos fasces 
laureatos tenui, quoad tenendos putavi ; qui mihi turn deni- 
que se salutem putavit dare, si earn nullis spoliatam orna- 
mentis dedisset. 

Vide, quaeso, Tubero, ut, qui de meo facto non dubi- 

25 tem, de Ligarii non audeam confiteri. Atque haec prop- 
terea de me dixi, ut mihi Tubero, cum de se eadem dice- 
rem, ignosceret : cujus ego industriae gloriaeque faveo vel 
propter propinquam cognationem, vel quod ejus ingenio 
studiisque delector, vel quod laudem adolescentis propinqui 

30 existimo etiam ad meum aliquem fructum redundare. Sed 
hoc quaero : Quis putat esse crimen fuisse in Africa ? Nem- 
pe is, qui et ipse in eadem Africa esse voluit et prohibitum 
se a Ligario queritur et certe contra ipsum Caesarem est 
congressus armatus. Quid enim tuus ille, Tubero, destric- 

S5 tus in acie Pharsalica gladius agebat ? cujus latus ille mu- 
cro petebat ? qui sensus erat armorum tuorum ? quae tua 



PRO Q. LIGARIO ORATIO. 97 

mens, oculi, manus, ardor animi ? Quid cupiebas ? quid 
optabas ? Nimis urgeo, commoveri videtur adolescens — ad 
me revertar. Iisdem in armis fui. 

IV. Quid autem aliud egimus, Tubero, nisi ut, quod bic 
potest, nos possemus? Quorum igitur impunitas, Caesar, 5 
tuae clementiae laus est, eorum ipsorum ad crudelitatem 
te acuet oratio? Atque in hac causa nonnihil equidem, 
Tubero, etiam tuam, sed multo magis patris tui prudentiam 
desidero, quod homo cum ingenio turn etiam doctrina ex- 
cellens, genus hoc causae quod esset, non viderit; nam si 10 
vidisset, quovis profecto quam isto modo a te agi maluisset. 

Arguis fatentem ; non est satis : accusas eum, qui cau- 
sam habet aut, ut ego dico, meliorem quam tu, aut, ut tu 
vis, parem. Haec admirabilia, sed prodigii simile est quod 
dicam. Non habet earn vim ista accusatio, ut Q. Ligarius 15 
condemnetur, sed ut necetur. Hoc egit civis Romanus 
ante te nemo : externi isti mores, usque ad sanguinem in- 
citari odio, aut levium Graecorum aut immanium barbaro- 
rum. Nam quid agis aliud ? Romae ne sit ? ut domo ca- 
reat ? ne cum optimis fratribus, ne cum hoc T. Broccho 20 
avunculo, ne cum ejus filio, consobrino suo, ne nobiscum 
vivat? ne sit in patria? Num est? num potest magis 
carere his omnibus quam caret ? Italia prohibetur, exsu- 
lat. Non tu ergo hunc patria privare, qua caret, sed vita 
vis. At istud ne apud eum quidem dictatorem, qui oranes 25 
quos oderat morte multabat, quisquam egit isto modo. 
Ipse jubebat occidi nullo postulante, praemiis etiam in vita- 
bat ; quae tamen crudelitas ab hoc eodem aliquot annis 
post, quem tu nunc crudelem esse vis, vindicata est. 

V. Ego vero istud non postulo, inquies. Ita meher- 30 
cule existimo, Tubero ; novi enim te, novi patrem, novi 
domum nomenque vestrum ; studia generis ac familiae ves- 
trae virtutis, humanitatis, doctrinae, plurimarum artium 
atque optimarum nota mihi sunt omnia. Itaque certo scio 
vos non petere sanguinem, sed parum attenditis ; res enim 35 
eo spectat, ut ea poena, in qua adhuc Q. Ligarius est, non 



98 PRO Q. LIGARIO ORATIO. 

videamini esse contenti. Quae est igitur alia praeter mor- 
tem ? Si enim est in exsilio, sicuti est, quid amplius postu- 
latis ? An ne ignoscatur ? Hoc vero multo acerbius mul- 
toque est durius. Quod nos petimus precibus, lacrimis, 
5 strati ad pedes, non tarn nostrae causae fidentes quam hujus 
humanitati, id ne impetremus oppugnabis et in nostrum 
fletum irrumpes et nos jacentes ad pedes supplicum voce 
prohibebis ? Si, cum hoc domi faceremus, quod et feci- 
mus et, ut spero, non frustra fecimus, tu repente irruisses 

10 et clamare coepisses : " Caesar, cave ignoscas, cave te fra- 
trum pro fratris salute obsecrantium misereat," nonne om- 
nem humanitatem exuisses ? Quanto hoc durius, quod nos 
domi petimus, id te in foro oppugnare et in tali miseria 
multorum perfugium misericordiae tollere ! 

15 Dicam plane, Caesar, quod sentio. Si in hac tanta tua 
fortuna lenitas tanta non esset, quam tu per te, per te, in- 
quam, obtines — intelligo quid loquar — acerbissimo luctu 
redundaret ista victoria. Quam multi enim essent de vic- 
toribus, qui te crudelem esse vellent, cum etiam de victis 

20 reperiantur ! quam multi, qui cum a te ignosci nemini vel- 
lent, impedirent clementiam tuam, cum etiam hi, quibus 
ipse ignovisti, nolint te esse in alios misericordem ! Quod 
si probare Caesari possemus, in Africa Ligarium omnino 
non fuisse, si honesto et misericordi mendacio saluti civi 

25 calamitoso esse vellemus, tamen hominis non esset in tanto 
discrimine et periculo civis refellere et redarguere nostrum 
mendacium, et, si esset alicujus, ejus certe non esset, qui 
in eadem causa et fortuna fuisset. Sed tamen aliud est 
errare Caesarem nolle, aliud nolle misereri. Tunc diceres : 

30 " Caesar, cave credas ; fuit in Africa, tulit arma contra te." 

Nunc quid dicis ? " Cave ignoscas." Haec nee hominis 

nee ad hominem vox est, qua qui apud te, C. Caesar, utitur, 

suam citius abjiciet humanitatem quam extorquebit tuam. 

VI. Ac primus aditus et postulatio Tuberonis haec, ut 

35 opinor, fuit, velle se de Q. Ligarii scelere dicere. Non du- 
bito quin admiratus sis, vel quod de nullo alio, vel quod is, 



PRO Q. LIGARIO ORATIO. 99 

qui in eadem causa fuisset, vel quidnam npvi afferret. Sce- 
ius tu illud vocas, Tubero ? Cur ? Isto enim nomine ilia 
adhuc causa caruit. Alii errorem appellant, alii timorem ; 
qui durius, spem, cupiditatem, odium, pertinaciam ; qui 
gravissime, temeritatem ; scelus praeter* te adhuc nemo. 5 
Ac mihi quidem, si proprium et verum nomen nostri mali 
quaeritur, fatalis quaedam calamitas incidisse videtur et 
improvidas hominum mentes occupavisse, ut nemo mirari 
debeat humana consilia divina necessitate esse superata. 
Liceat esse miseros ; quamquam hoc victore esse non possu- 10 
mus, sed non loquor de nobis, de illis loquor, qui occiderunt. 
Fuerint cupidi, fuerint irati, fuerint pertinaces, sceleris vero 
crimine, furoris, parricidii liceat Cn. Pompeio mortuo, liceat 
multis aliis carere. Quando hoc quisquam ex te, Caesar, 
audivit, aut tua quid aliud arma voluerunt nisi a te con- 15 
tumeliam propulsare ? Quid egit tuus invictus exercitus, 
nisi ut suum jus tueretur et dignitatem tuam? Quid? tu 
cum pacem esse cupiebas, idne agebas ut tibi cum scele- 
ratis, an ut cum bonis civibus conveniret ? 

Mihi vero, Caesar, tua in me maxima merita tanta certe 20 
non viderentur, si me ut sceleratum a te conservatum puta- 
rem. Quo modo autem tu de re publica bene meritus esses, 
cum tot sceleratos incolumi dignitate esse voluisses? Se- 
cessionem tu illam existimavisti, Caesar, initio, non bellum, 
neque hostile odium, sed civile discidium, utrisque cupien- 25 
tibus rem publicam salvam, sed partim consiliis, partim 
studiis a communi utilitate aberrantibus. Principum dig- 
nitas erat paene par, non par fortasse eorum, qui sequeban- 
tur; causa turn dubia, quod erat aliquid in utraque parte, 
quod probari posset ; nunc melior ea judicanda est, quam 30 
etiam dii adjuverunt. Cognita vero dementia tua quis non 
earn victoriam probet, in qua occiderit nemo nisi armatus ? 

VII. Sed, ut omittam communem causam, veniamus ad 
nostram. Utrum tandem existimas facilius fuisse, Tubero, 
Ligarium ex Africa exire an vos in Africam non venire ? 35 
" Poteramusne," inquies, " cum senatus censuisset?" Si 

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100 PRO Q. LIGARIO ORATIO. 

me consulis, nullo modo ; sed tamen Ligarium senatus idem 
legaverat. Atque ille eo tempore paruit, cum parere 
senatui necesse erat : vos tunc paruistis, cum paruit nemo 
qui noluit. Reprehendo igitur ? Minime vero ; neque 
5 enim licuit aliter vestro generi, nomini, familiae, disciplinae. 
Sed hoc non concedo, ut, quibus rebus gloriemini in vobis, 
easdem in aliis reprehendatis. Tuberonis sors conjecta est 
ex senatus consulto, cum ipse non adesset, morbo etiam 
impediretur ; statuerat excusare. Haec ego novi propter 

10 omnes necessitudines, quae mihi sunt cum L. Tuberone : 
domi una eruditi, militiae contubernales, post affines, in 
omni denique vita familiares ; magnum etiam vinculum, 
quod iisdem studiis semper usi sumus. Scio igitur Tubero- 
nem domi manere voluisse ; sed ita quidam agebat, ita rei 

15 publicae sanctissimum nomen opponebat, ut, etiam si aliter 
sentiret, verborum tamen ipsorum pondus sustinere non 
posset. Cessit auctoritati amplissimi viri vel potius paruit. 
Una est profectus cum iis, quorum erat una causa. Tar- 
dius iter fecit, itaque in Africam venit jam occupatam. 

20 Hinc in Ligarium crimen oritur vel ira potius. Nam si cri- 
men est voluisse, non minus magnum est, vos Africam, 
arcem omnium provinciarum, natam ad bellum contra banc 
urbem gerendum, obtinere voluisse quam aliquem se malu- 
isse. Atque is tamen aliquis Ligarius non fuit. Varus 

25 imperium se habere dicebat ; fasces certe habebat. Sed 
quoquo modo illud se habet, haec querela vestra quid valet ? 
" Recepti in provinciam non sumus." Quid, si essetis ? 
Caesarine earn tradituri fuistis an contra Caesarem reten- 
turi? 

30 VIII. Vide, quid licentiae, Caesar, nobis tua liberalitas 
det vel potius audaciae. Si respondent Tubero, Africam, 
quo senatus eum sorsque miserat, tibi patrem suum tradi- 
turum fuisse, non dubitabo apud ipsum te, cujus id eum 
facere interfuit, gravissimis verbis ejus consilium reprehen- 

35 dere. Non enim, si tibi ea res grata fuisset, esset etiam 
probata. Sed jam hoc totum omitto, non tarn ne offendam 



PRO Q. LIGARIO ORATIO. 101 

tuas patientissimas aures, quam ne Tubero, quod nunquam 

cogitavit, facturus fuisse videatur. Veniebatis igitur in 

Africam, provinciam unam ex omnibus huic victoriae maxi- 

me infestam, in qua erat rex potentissimus inimicus huic 

causae, aliena voluntas conventus firmi atque magni. Quae- 5 

ro : Quid facturi fuistis ? Quamquam, quid facturi fueri- 

tis, dubitem, cum videam, quid feceritis ? Probibiti estis 

in provincia vestra pedem ponere, et prohibiti summa cum 

injuria. Quo modo id tulistis ? acceptae injuriae querelam 

ad quem detulistis ? Nempe ad eum, cujus auctoritatem 10 

secuti in societatem belli veneratis. Quod si Caesaris causa 

in provinciam veniebatis, ad eum profecto exclusi provincia 

venissetis. Venistis ad Pompeium. Quae est ergo apud 

Caesarem querela, cum eum accusetis, a quo queramini 

prohibitos esse vos contra Caesarem gerere bellum ? At- 15 

que in hoc quidem vel cum mendacio, si vultis, gloriemini 

per me licet, vos provinciam fuisse Caesari tradituros. 

Etiam si a Varo et a quibusdam aliis prohibiti estis, ego 

tamen confitebor culpam esse Ligarii, qui vos tantae laudis 

occasione privaverit. 20 

IX. Sed vide, quaeso, Caesar, constantiam ornatissimi 

viri, Tuberonis, quam ego, quamvis ipse probarem, ut probo, 

| tamen non commemorarem, nisi a te cognovissem in primis 

i earn virtutem solere laudari. Quae fuit igitur unquam in 

ullo homine tanta constantia ? Constantiam dico ? nescio 25 

an melius patientiam possim dicere. Quotus enim istud 

J quisque fecisset, ut, a quibus partibus in dissensione civili 

non esset receptus, esset etiam cum crudelitate rejectus, ad 

eos ipsos rediret ? Magni cujusdam animi atque ejus viri 

est, quem de suscepta causa propositaque sententia nulla 30 

contumelia, nulla vis, nullum periculum possit depellere. 

Ut enim cetera paria Tuberoni cum Varo fuissent, honos, 

I nobilitas, splendor, ingenium, quae nequaquam fuerunt, hoc 

, certe praecipuum Tuberonis fuit, quod justo cum imperio 

, ex senatus consulto in provinciam suam venerat. Hinc 35 

prohibitum non ad Caesarem, ne iratus, non domum, ne 
8 



102 PRO Q. LIGARIO ORATIO. 

iners, non in aliquarn regionem, ne condemnare causam 
illam, quam secutus erat, videretur : in Macedonian! ad Cn. 
Pompeii castra venit, in earn ipsam causam, a qua erat re- 
jectus injuria. Quid ? cum ista res nihil commovisset ejus 
6 animum, ad quern veneratis, languidiore, credo, studio in 
causa fuistis ; tantummodo in praesidiis eratis, animi vero 
a causa abhorrebant : an, ut fit in civilibus bellis — nee in 
vobis magis quam in reliquis, omnes enim vincendi studio 
tenebamur. Pacis equidem semper auctor fui, sed turn 

10 sero ; erat enim amentis, cum aciem videres, pacem cogi- 
tare. — Omnes, inquam, vincere volebamus, tu certe prae- 
cipue, qui in eum locum veneras, ubi tibi esset pereundum, 
nisi vicisses. - Quamquam, ut nunc se res habet, non dubito 
quin hanc salutem anteponas illi victoriae. 

15 X. Haec ego non dicerem, Tubero, si aut vos constantiae 
vestrae aut Caesarem beneficii sui paeniteret. Nunc quaero, 
utrum vestras injurias an rei publicae persequamini. Si rei 
publicae, quid de vestra in ilia causa perseverantia respon- 
debitis ? Si vestras, videte ne erretis, qui Caesarem vestris 

20 inimicis iratum fore putetis, cum ignoverit suis. 

Itaque num tibi videor in causa Ligarii esse occupatus ? 
num de ejus facto dicere ? Quidquid dixi, ad unam sum- 
mam referri volo vel humanitatis vel clementiae vel miseri- 
cordiae. Causas, Caesar, egi multas equidem tecum, dum 

25 te in foro tenuit ratio honorum tuorum, certe nunquam hoc 
modo : " Ignoscite, judices : erravit, lapsus est, non puta- 
vit ; si unquam posthac." Ad parentem sic agi solet, ad 
judices : " Non fecit, non cogitavit ; falsi testes, fictum 
crimen." Die te, Caesar, de facto Ligarii judicem esse ; 

30 quibus in praesidiis fuerit, quaere : taceo, ne haec quidem 
colligo, quae fortasse valerent etiam apud judicem : " Lega- 
tus ante bellum profectus, relictus in pace, bello oppressus, 
in eo ipso non acerbus, jam est totus animo ac studio tuus." 
Ad judicem sic agi solet, sed ego apud parentem loquor • 

85 " Erravit, temere fecit, paenitet ; ad clementiam tuam con- 
fugio, delicti veniam peto, ut ignoscatur oro." Si nemo 



PRO Q. LIGARIO ORATIO. 103 

impetravit, arroganter ; si plurimi, tu idem fer opem, qui 
spem dedisti. An sperandi Ligario causa non sit, cum 
mihi apud te locus sit etiam pro altero deprecandi ? Quam- 
quam nee in hac oratione spes est posita causae nee in 
eorum studiis, qui a te pro Ligario petunt, tui necessarii. 5 

XL Vidi enim et cognovi, quid maxime spectares, cum 
pro alicujus salute multi laborarent : causas apud te rogan- 
tium gratiosiores esse quam vultus, neque te spectare, quam 
tuus esset necessarius is, qui te oraret, sed quam illius, pro 
quo laboraret. Itaque tribuis tu quidem tuis ita multa, ut 10 
mihi beatiores illi videantur interdum, qui tua liberalitate 
fruuntur, quam tu ipse, qui illis tam multa concedas ; sed 
video tamen apud te causas, ut dixi, valere plus quam 
preces, ab iisque te moveri maxime, quorum justissimum 
videas dolorem in petendo. 15 

In Q. Ligario conservando multi s tu quidem gratum 
facies necessariis tuis, sed hoc, quaeso, considera, quod 
soles. Possum fortissimos viros, Sabinos, tibi probatissimos, 
totumque agrum Sabinum, florem Italia e ac robur rei pub- 
licae, proponere ; nosti optimos homines. Animadverte 20 
horum omnium maestitiam et dolorem : hujus T. Brocchi, 
de quo non dubito quid existimes, lacrimas squaloremque 
ipsius et frlii vides. Quid de fratribus dicam ? Noli, Cae- 
sar, putare de unius capite nos agere : aut tres tibi Ligarii 
retinendi in civitate sunt aut tres ex civitate extermioandi. 25 
Nam quodvis exsilium his est optatius quam patria, quam 
domus, quam dii penates, uno illo exsulante. Si fraterne, 
si pie, si cum dolore faciunt, moveant te horum lacrimae, 
moveat pietas, moveat germanitas ; valeat tua vox ilia, quae 
vicit. Te enim dicere audiebamus, nos omnes adversaries 30 
putare, nisi qui nobiscum essent, te omnes, qui contra te 
non essent, tuos. Videsne igitur hunc splendorem omnium, 
hanc Brocchorum domum, hunc L. Marcium, C. Caesetium, 
L. Corfidium, hos omnes equites Romanos, qui adsunt veste 
mutata, non solum notos tibi, verum etiam probatos viros, 35 
qui tecum fuerunt ? Atque his irascebamur, hos require- 



104 PRO Q. LIGARIO ORATIO 

bamus, his nonnulli etiam minabantur. Conserva igitur 
tuis suos, ut, quem ad modum cetera, quae- dicta sunt a te, 
sic hoc verissimum reperiatur. 

XII. Quod si penitus perspicere posses concordiam Li- 
5 gariorum, omnes fratres tecum judicares fuisse. An potest 
quisquam dubitare quin, si Q. Ligarius in Italia esse potu- 
isset, in eadem sententia fuerit futurus, in qua fratres fue- 
runt ? Quis est qui horum consensum conspirantem et 
paene conflatum in hac prope aequalitate fraterna noverit, 

10 qui hoc non sentiat, quidvis prius futurum fuisse, quam ut 
hi fratres diversas sententias fortunasque sequerentur ? 
Voluntate igitur omnes tecum fuerunt, tempestate abreptus 
est unus : qui si consilio id fecisset, esset eorum similis, 
quos tu tameh salvos esse voluisti. Sed ierit ad bellum, 

15 dissenserit non a te solum, verum etiam a fratribus : hi te 
orant tui. Equidem, cum tuis omnibus negotiis interes- 
sem, memoria teneo, qualis T. Ligarius quaestor urbanus 
fuerit erga te et dignitatem fcuam. Sed parum est me hoc 
meminisse ; spero etiam te, qui oblivisci nihil soles nisi 

20 injurias, quoniam hoc est animi, quoniam etiam ingenii tui, 
te aliquid de hujus illo quaestorio officio, etiam de aliis qui- 
busdam quaestoribus reminiscentem, recordari. Hie igitur 
T. Ligarius, qui turn nihil egit aliud — neque enim haec 
divinabat — nisi ut tui eum studiosum et bonum virum judi- 

25 cares, nunc a te supplex fratris salutem petit. Quam hujus 
admonitus officio cum utrisque his dederis, tres fratres 
optimos et integerrimos non solum sibi ipsos neque his tot 
ac talibus viris neque nobis necessariis suis, sed etiam rei 
publicae condonaveris. 

30 Fac igitur, quod de homine nobilissimo et clarissimo 
fecisti nuper in curia, nunc idem in foro de optimis et huic 
omni frequentiae probatissimis fratribus. Ut concessisti 
ilium senatui, sic da hunc populo, cujus voluntatem caris- 
simam semper habuisti, et, si ille dies tibi gloriosissimus, 

35 populo Romano gratissimus fuit, noli, obsecro, dubitare, 
C. Caesar, similem illi gloriae laudem quam saepissime 



PRO Q. LIGARIO ORATIO. 105 

quaerere. Nihil est tarn populare quam bonitas, nulla de 
virtutibus tuis plurimis nee admirabilior nee gratior miseri- 
cordia est. Homines enim ad deos nulla re propius acce- 
dunt quam salutem hominibus dando. Nihil habet nee for- 
tuna tua majus, quam ut possis, nee natura melius, quam 5 
ut velis servare quam plurimos. Longiorem orationem 
causa forsitan postularit, tua certe natura breviorem. Quare, 
cum utilius esse arbitrer te ipsum quam me aut quemquam 
loqui tecum, finem jam faciam : tantum te admonebo, si 
illi absenti salutem dederis, praesentibus his omnibus c'a- 10 
turum. 



M. TULLII CICERONIS 

PEO 

REGE DEIOTARO 

ORATIO AD CAESAREM. 



I. Cum in omnibus causis gravioribus, C. Caesar, initio 
dicendi commoveri soleam vehementius, quam videtur vel 
usus vel aetas mea postulare, turn in hac causa ita me 
multa perturbant, ut, quantum mea fides studii mihi afferat 
5 ad salutem regis Deiotari defendendam, tantum facultatis 
timor detrahat. Primum dico pro capite fortunisque regis, 
quod ipsum etsi non iniquum est in tuo dumtaxat periculo, 
tamen est ita inusitatum regem reum capitis esse, ut ante 
hoc tempus non sit auditum. Deinde eum regem, quem 

10 ornare antea cuncto cum senatu solebam pro perpetuis ejus 
in nostram rem publicam meritis, nunc contra atrocissimum 
crimen cogor defendere. Accedit ut accusatorum alterius 
crudelitate, alterius indignitate conturber. Crudelem Cas- 
torem, ne dicam sceleratum et impium, qui nepos avum in 

15 capitis discrimen adduxerit adolescentiaeque suae terrorem 
intulerit ei, cujus senectutem tueri et tegere debebat, com- 
mendationemque ineuntis aetatis ab impietate et scelere 
duxerit ; avi servum corruptum praemiis ad accusandum 
dominum impulerit, a legatorum pedibus abduxerit. Fugi- 

20 tivi autem dominum accusantis, et dominum absentem et 
dominum amicissimum nostrae rei publicae, cum os vide 



PRO REGE DEIOTARO ORATIO. 107 

bam, cum verba audiebam, non tarn afflictam regiam con- 
dicionem dolebam quam de fortunis communibus extimesce- 
bam. Nam cum more majorum de servo in dominum ne 
tormentis quidem quaeri liceat, in qua quaestione dolor 
elicere veram vocem possit etiam ab invito, exortus est ser- 5 
vus, qui, quem in eculeo appellare non posset, eum accuset 
solutus. 

II. Perturbat me, C. Caesar, etiam illud interdum, quod 
tamen, cum te penitus recognovi, timere desino ; re enim 
iniquum est, sed tua sapientia fit aequissimum. Nam dicere 10 
apud eum de facinore, contra cujus vitam consilium facino- 
ris inisse arguare, cum per se ipsum consideres, grave 
est ; nemo enim fere est, qui sui periculi judex non sibi se 
aequiorem quam reo praebeat : sed tua, Caesar, praestans 
singularisque natura hunc mihi metum minuit. Non enim 15 
tarn timeo, quid tu de rege Deiotaro, quam intelligo, quid 
de te ceteros velis judicare. Moveor etiam loci ipsius inso- 
lentia, quod tantam causam, quanta nulla unquam in dis- 
ceptatione versata est, dico intra domesticos parietes, dico 
extra conventum et earn frequentiam, in qua oratorum studia 20 
niti solent : in tuis oculis, in tuo ore vultuque acquiesco, 
te unum intueor, ad te unum omnis mea spectat oratio : 
quae mihi ad spem obtinendae veritatis gravissima sunt, ad 
motum animi et ad omnem impetum dicendi contentionem- 
que leviora. 25 

Hanc enim causam, C. Caesar, si in foro dicerem, eodem 
audiente et disceptante te, quantam mihi alacritatem populi 
Romani concursus afferret ! Quis enim civis ei regi non 
faveret, cujus omnem aetatem in populi Romani bellis con- 
sumptam esse meminisset ? Spectarem curiam, intuerer 30 
forum, caelum denique testarer ipsum. Sic, cum et deo- 
rum immortalium et populi Romani et senatus beneficia in 
regem Deiotarum recordarer, nullo modo mihi deesse posset 
oratio. Quae quoniam angustiora parietes faciunt actioque 
maximae cd^ae debilitatur loco, tuum est, Caesar, qui pro 35 
multis saepe dixisti, quid mihi nunc animi sit, ad te ipsum 



;08 PRO REGE DEIOTARO ORATIO. 

referre, quo facilius cum aequitas tua, turn audiendi diii- 
gentia minuat hanc perturbationem meam. 

Sed atitequam de accusatione ipsa dico, de accusatorum 
spe pauca dicam : qui cum videantur nee ingenio nee usu 
5 atque exercitatione rerum valere, tamen ad hanc causam 
non sine aliqua spe et cogitatione venerunt. 

II L Iratum te regi Deiotaro fuisse non erant nescii ; 
affectum ilium quibusdam incommodis et detrimentis prop- 
ter offensionem animi tui meminerant ; teque cum huic 

10 iratum, turn sibi amicum esse cognoverant ; cumque apud 
ipsum te de tuo periculo dicerent, fore putabant ut in exul- 
cerato animo facile fictum crimen insideret. Quam ob rem 
hoc nos primum metu, Caesar, per fidem et constantiam et 
clementiam tuam libera, ne residere in te ullam partem ira- 

15 cundiae suspicemur. Per dexteram istam te oro, quam regi 
Deiotaro hospes hospiti porrexisti, istam, inquam, dexteram, 
non tam in bellis neque in proeliis quam in promissis et fide 
firmiorem. Tu illius domum inire, tu vetus hospitium reno- 
vare voluisti ; te ejus dii penates acceperunt, te amicum et 

20 placatum Deictari regis arae focique viderunt. 

Cum facile orari, Caesar, turn semel exorari soles. 
Nemo unquam te placavit inimicus, qui ullas resedisse in 
te simultatis reliquias senserit. Quamquam cui sunt inau- 
ditae cum Deiotaro querelae tuae ? Nunquam tu ilium 

25 accusavisti ut hostem, sed ut amicum officio parum functum, 
quod propensior in Cn. Pompeii amicitiam fuisset quam in 
tuam ; cui tamen ipsi rei veniam te daturum fuisse dicebas, 
si turn auxilia Pompeio vel si etiam filium misisset, ipse 
aetatis excusatione usus esset. Ita cum maximis eum 

30 rebus liberares, perparvam amicitiae culpam relinquebas. 
Itaque non solum in eum non animadvertisti, sed omni metu 
liberavisti, hospitem agnovisti, regem reliquisti. Neque 
enim ille odio tui progressus, sed errore com muni lapsus 
est. Is rex, quern senatus hoc nomine saepe honorificentis- 

35 simis decretis appellavisset quique ilium ordinal ab adoles- 
cent ia gravissimum sanctissimumque duxisset, iisdem rebu? 



PRO REGE DEIOTARO ORATIO. 109 

est perturbatus, homo longinquus et alienigena, quibus nos 
in media re publica nati semperque versati. 

IV. Cum audiret senatus consentientis auctoritate arma 
sumpta, consulibus, praetoribus, tribunis plebis, nobis im- 
peratoribus rem publicam defendendam datam, movebatur 5 
animo, et vir huic imperio amicissimus de salute populi Ro- 
mani extimescebat, in qua etiam suam esse inclusam vide- 
bat. In sum mo tamen timore quiescendum sibi esse arbi- 
trabatur. Maxime vero perturbatus est, ut audivit consules 
ex Italia profugisse omnesque consulares — sic enim ei nun- 10 
tiabatur — cunctum senatum, totam Italiam esse effusam ; 
talibus enim nuntiis et rumoribus patebat ad orientem via 
nee ulli veri subsequebantur. Nihil ille de condicionibus 
tuis, nihil de studio concordiae et pacis, nihil de conspira- 
tione audiebat certorum hominum contra dignitatem tuam. 15 
Qaae cum ita essent, tamen usque eo se tenuit, quoad a 
On. Pompeio ad eum legati litteraeque venerunt. 

Ignosce, ignosce, Caesar, si ejus viri auctoritati rex 
Deiotarus cessit, quem nos omnes secuti sumus ; in quem 
cum dii atque homines omnia ornamenta congessissent, 20 
turn tu ipse plurima et maxima. Neque enim, si tuae res 
gestae ceterorum laudibus obscuritatem attulerunt, idcirco 
On. Pompeii memoriam amisimus. Quantum nomen ejus 
fuerit, quantae opes, quanta in omni genere bellorum glo- 
ria, quanti honores populi Romani, quanti senatus, quan- 25 
ti tui, quis ignorat ? Tanto ille superiores vicerat gloria, 
quanto tu omnibus praestitisti. Itaque Cn. Pompeii bella, 
victorias, triumphos, consulatus admirantes numerabamus, 
tuos enumerare non possumus. 

V. Ad eum igitur rex Deiotarus venit hoc misero fatali- 30 
que bello, quem antea justis hostilibusque bellis adjuverat, 
quocum erat non hospitio solum, verum etiam familiaritate 
conjunctus, et venit vel rogatus ut amicus, vel arcessitus 
ut socius, vel evocatus ut is, qui senatui parere didicisset ; 
postremo venit ut ad fugientem, non ut ad insequentem, id 35 
est ad periculi, non ad victbriae societatem. Itaque Phar- 



HO PRO REGE DEIOTARO ORATIO. 

salico proelio facto a Pompeio discessit, spem infinitam 
persequi noluit ; vel officio, si quid debuerat, vel errori, si 
quid nescierat, satis factum esse duxit : domum se contulit 
teque Alexandrinum bellum gerente utilitatibus tuis paruit. 
5 Ille exercitum Cn. Domitii, amplissimi viri, suis tectis et 
copiis sustentavit ; ille Ephesum ad eum, quem tu ex tuis 
fidelissimum et probatissimum omnibus delegisti, pecuniam 
misit ; ille iterum, ille tertio auctionibus factis pecuniam 
dedit, qua ad bellum uterere ; ille corpus suum periculo 

10 objecit tecumque in acie contra Pharnacem fuit tuumque 
hostem esse duxit suum. Quae quidem a te in earn partem 
accepta sunt, Caesar, ut eum amplissimo regis honore et 
nomine affeceris. 

Is igitur/non modo a te periculo liberatus, sed etiam 

15 honore amplissimo ornatus, arguitur domi te suae interficere 
voluisse : quod tu, nisi eum furiosissimum judicas, profecto 
suspicari non potes. Ut enim omittam, cujus tanti sceleris 
fuerit in conspectu deorum penatium necare hospitem, cujus 
tantae importunitatis omnium gentium atque omnis memo- 

20 riae clarissimum lumen exstinguere, cujus tantae ferocitatis 
victorem orbis terrarum non extimescere, cujus tam inhu- 
mani et ingrati animi, a quo rex appellatus esset, in eo 
tyrannum inveniri : ut haec omittam, cujus tanti furoris 
fuit omnes reges, quorum multi erant finitimi, omnes liberos 

25 populos, omnes socios, omnes provincias, omnia denique 
omnium arma contra se unum excitare ! Quonam ille modo 
cum regno, cum domo, cum conjuge, cum carissimo filio 
distractus esset, tanto scelere non modo perfecto, sed etiam 
cogitato ! 

30 VI. At, credo, haec homo inconsultus et temerarius non 
videbat. Quis consideratior illo ? quis tectior ? quis pru- 
dentior ? Quamquam hoc loco Deiotarum non tam ingenio 
et prudentia quam fide et religione vitae defendendum puto. 
Nota tibi est hominis probitas, C. Caesar, noti mores, nota 

35 constantia. Cui porro, qui modo populi Romani nomen 
audivit, Deiotari integritas, gravitas, virtus, fides non au- 



PRO REGE DEIOTARO ORATIO. HI 

dita est ? Quod igitur facinus nee in hominem impruden- 
tem caderet propter metum praesentis exitii, nee in facino- 
rosum, nisi esset idem amentissimus, id vos et a viro optimo 
et ab homine minime stulto cogitatum esse confingitis ? 
At quam non modo non credibiliter, sed ne suspiciose qui- 5 
dem ! " Cum," inquit, " in castellum Peium venisses et 
domum regis, hospitis tui, devertisses, locus erat quidam, in 
quo erant ea composita, quibus te rex munerare constitu- 
erat. Hue te e balneo, priusquam accumberes, ducere 
volebat ; erant enira armati, qui te interficerent, in eo ipso 10 
loco collocati." En crimen, en causa, cur regem fugitivus, 
dominum servus accuset ! Ego mehercules, Caesar, initio, 
cum est ad me ista causa delata, Phidippum medicum, 
servum regium, qui cum legatis missus esset, ab isto 
adolescente esse corruptum, hac sum suspicione percussus: 15 
" Medicum iodicem subornavit ; finget videlicet aliquod cri- 
men veneni." Etsi a veritate longe, tamen a consuetudine 
criminandi non multum res abhorrebat. 

Quid ait medicus ? Nihil de veueno. At id fieri potuit 
primum occultius in potione, in cibo ; deinde etiam impu- 2© 
nius fit, quod cum est factum, negari potest. Si palam te 
interemisset, omnium in se gentium non solum odia, sed 
etiam arma convertisset ; si veneno, Jovis ille quidem hos- 
pitalis numen nunquam celare potuisset, homines fortasse 
celasset. Quod igitur et conari occultius et effieere cautius 25 
potuit, id tibi, et medico callido et servo, ut putabat, fideli, 
non credidit ; de arm is, de ferro, de insidiis celare te noluit ? 
At quam festive crimen contexitur ! " Tua te," inquit, 
" eadem quae semper fortuna servavit : negavisti turn te 
inspicere velle." 30 

VII. Quid postea ? An Deiotarus re illo tempore non 
perfecta continuo dimisit exercitum ? Nullus erat alius 
insidiandi locus ? At eodem te, cum cenavisses, reditu- 
rum dixeras, itaque fecisti. Horam unam aut duas eodem 
loco armatos, ut collocati fuerant, retinere magnum fuit ? 35 
Cum in convivio comiter et jucunde fuisses, turn illuc isti, 



112 PRO REGE DEIOTARO ORATIO. 

ut dixeras. Quo in loco Deiotarum talem erga te cogno- 
visti, qualis rex Attalus in P. Africanum fuit, cui magnifi- 
centissima dona, ut scriptum legimus, usque ad Numantiam 
misit ex Asia, quae African us inspectante exercitu accepit. 
5 Quod cum praesens Deiotarus regio et animo et more fe- 
cisset, tu in cubiculum discessisti. 

Obsecro, Caesar, repete illius temporis memoriam, pone 
ilium ante oculos diem, vultus hominum te intuentium atque 
admirantium recordare. Num quae trepidatio ? num qui 

10 tumultus ? num quid nisi moderate, nisi quiete, nisi ex 
hominis gravissimi et sanctissimi disciplina ? Quid igitur 
causae excogitari potest, cur te lotum voluerit, cenatum 
noluerit occidere ? " In posterum," inquit, " diem distulit, 
ut, cum in castellum Blucium ventum esset, ibi cogitata 

15 perficeret." Non video causam mutandi loci, sed tamen 
acta res criminose est. " Cum," inquit, " vomere post 
cenam te velle dixisses, in balneum te ducere coeperunt \ 
ibi enim erant insidiae. At te ilia tua fortuna servavit : 
in cubiculo malle dixisti." Dii te perduint, fugitive ! ita 

20 non modo nequam et improbus, sed etiam fatuus et amens 
es. Quid ? ille signa aenea in insidiis posuerat, quae e 
balneo in cubiculum transferri non possent ? 

Habes crimina insidiarum ; nihil enim dixit amplius. 
" Horum," inquit, " eram conscius." Quid turn ? Ita ille 

25 demens erat, ut eum, quem conscium tanti sceleris haberet, 
a se dimitteret ? Romam etiam mitteret, ubi et inimicis- 
simum sciret esse nepotem suum et C. Caesarem, cui fecis- 
set insidias, praesertim cum is unus esset, qui posset de 
absente se indicare ? " Et fratres meos," inquit, " quod 

30 erant conscii, in vincula conjecit." Cum igitur eos vin- 
ciret, quos secum habebat, te solutum Romam mittebat, 
qui eadem scires, quae illos scire dicis ? 

VIII. Reliqua pars accusationis duplex fuit : una, regem 
in speculis fuisse semper, cum a te animo esset alieno, 

35 altera, exercitum eum contra te magnum comparasse. De 
exercitu dicam breviter, ut cetera. Nunquam eas copias 



PRO REGE DEIOTARO ORATIO. 113 

rex Deiotarus babuit, quibus inferre bellum populo Romano 
posset, sed quibus fines suos ab excursionibus et latrociniis 
tueretur et imperatoribus nostris auxilia mitteret. Atque 
antea quidem majores copias alere poterat, nunc exiguas 
vix tueri potest. At misit ad Caecilium nescio quern, sed 5 
eos, quos misit, quod ire noluerunt, in vincula conjecit. 
Non quaero, quam veri simile sit aut non habuisse regem 
quos mitteret, aut eos, quos misisset, non paruisse, aut, qui 
dicto audientes in tanta re non fuissent, eos vinctos potius 
quam necatos. Sed tamen cum ad Caecilium mittebat, 10 
utrum causam illam victam esse nesciebat an Caecilium 
istum magnum hominem putabat ? quern profecto is, qui 
optime nostros homines novit, vel quia non nosset, vel si 
nosset, contemneret. i\ddit etiam illud, equites non op- 
cimos misisse. Credo, Caesar, nihil ad tuum equitatum, 15 
sed misit ex iis, quos habuit, electos. Ait nescio quern ex 
eo numero servum judicatum. Non arbitror, non audivi ; 
sed in eo, etiam si accidisset, culpam regis nullam fuisse 
arbitrarer. 

IX. Alieno autem a te animo quo modo fuit ? Speravit, 20 
credo, difficiles tibi Alexandriae fore exitus propter regio- 
num naturam et fluminis. At eo tempore ipso pecuniam 
dedit, exercitum aluit, ei, quem Asiae praefeceras, in nulla 
re defuit : tibi victori non solum ad hospitium, sed ad pericu- 
lum etiam atque ad aciem praesto fuit. Secutum est bel- 25 
lum Africanum : graves de te rumores, qui etiam furiosum 
ilium Caecilium excitaverunt. Quo turn rex animo fuit ? 
qui auctionatus sit seseque spoliare maluerit quam tibi pe- 
cuniam non subministrare. At eo, inquit, tempore ipso 
Nicaeam Ephesumque mittebat, qui rumores Africanos ex- 30 
ciperent et celeriter ad se referrent. Itaque cum esset ei 
nuntiatum Domitium naufragio perisse, te in castello cir- 
cumsederi, de Domitio dixit versum Graecum eadem sen- 
tentia, qua nos habemus Latinum : 

" Pereant araici, dum ininrici una intercidant : " 35 

quod ille, si esset tibi inimicissimus, nunquam tamen dixis- 



U4 PRO REGE DEIOTARO ORATIO. 

set ; ipse enim mansuetus, versus immanis. Qui autem 
Domitio poterat esse amicus, qui tibi esset inimicus ? Tibi 
porro inimicus cur esset, a quo cum vel interfici belli 
lege potuisset, regem et se et filium suum constitutes esse 
5 meminisset ? 

Quid deinde ? Furcifer quo progeditur ? Ait hac 
laetitia Deiotarum elatum vino se obruisse in convivioque 
nudum saltavisse. Quae crux huic fugitivo potest satis sup- 
plied afferre ? Deiotarum saltantem quisquam aut ebrium 

10 vidit unquam ? Omnes in illo sunt regiae virtutes, quod te, 
Caesar, ignorare non arbitror, sed praecipue singularis et 
admiranda frugalitas ; etsi hoc verbo scio laudari regem non 
solere. Frugi hominem dici non multum habet laudis in 
rege : fortem, justum, severum, gravem, magnanimum, lar- 

15 gum, beneficum, liberalem, hae sunt regiae laudes, ilia pri- 
vata est. Ut volet quisque, accipiat ; ego tamen frugalita- 
tem, id est modestiam et temperantiam, virtutem maximam 
judico. Haec in illo est ab ineunte aetate cum a cuncta 
Asia, cum a magistratibus legatisque nostris, turn ab 

20 equitibus Romanis, qui in Asia negotiati sunt, perspecta et 
cognita. Multis ille quidem gradibus officiorum erga rem 
publicam nostram ad hoc regium nomen ascendit ; sed ta- 
men quidquid a bellis populi Romani vacabat, cum homini- 
bus nostris consuetudines, amicitias, res rationesque junge- 

25 bat, ut non solum tetrarches nobilis, sed etiam optimus 
pater familias et diligentissimus agricola et pecuarius habe- 
retur. Qui igitur adolescens, nondum tanta gloria prae- 
ditus, nihil unquam nisi severissime et gravissime fecerit, 
is ea existimatione eaque aetate saltavit ? 

30 X. Imitari, Castor, potius avi mores disciplinamque de- 
bebas quam optimo et clarissimo viro fugitivi ore male dice- 
re. Quod si saltatorem avum habuisses neque eum virum, 
unde pudoris pudicitiaeque exempla peterentur, tamen hoc 
maledictum minime in illam aetatem conveniret. Quibus 

35 ille studiis ab ineunte aetate se imbuerat, non saltandi, sed 
bene ut armis, optime ut equis uteretur, ea tamen ilium 



PRO REGE DEIOTARO ORATIO. 115 

cuncta jam exacta aetate defecerant. Itaque Deiotarum 
cum plures in equum sustulissent, quod haerere in eo 
senex posset, admirari solebamus. Hie vero adolescens, 
qui meus in Cilicia miles, in Graecia commilito fuit, cum 
in illo nostro exercitu equitaret cum suis delectis equitibus, 5 
quos una cum eo ad Pompeium pater miserat, quos concur- 
sus facere solebat, quam se jactare, quam ostentare, quam 
nemini in ilia causa studio et cupiditate concedere ! cum 
vero exercitu amisso ego, qui pacis semper auctor fui, post 
Pkarsalicum proelium suasor fuissem armorum non depo- 10 
nendorum, sed abjiciendorum, hunc ad meam auctoritatem 
non potui adducere, quod et ipse ardebat studio illius belli 
et patri satis faciendum esse arbitrabatur. Felix ista do- 
mus, quae non impunitatem solum adepta sit, sed accusandi 
etiam licentiam : calamitosus Deiotarus, qui quod in iisdem 15 
castris fuerit, non modo apud te, sed etiam a suis accusetur ! 
Vos vestra secunda fortuna, Castor, non potestis sine pro- 
pinquorum calamitate esse contenti ? 

XI. Sint sane inimicitiae, quae esse non debebant — rex 
enim Deiotarus vestram familiam abjectam et obscuram e 20 
tenebris in lucem evocavit : quis tuum patrem an tea, quis 
esset, quam cujus gener esset, audivit ? — sed quamvis in- 
grate et impie necessitudinis nomen repudiaretis, tamen 
inimicitias hominum more gerere poteratis, non ficto crimine 
insectari, non expetere vitam, non capitis arcessere. Esto, 25 
concedatur haec quoque acerbitas et odii magnitudo : ade- 
one, ut omnia vitae salutisque communis atque etiam hu- 
manitatis jura violentur ? Servum sollicitare verbis, spe 
promissisque corrumpere, abducere domum, contra dominum 
armare, hoc est non uni propinquo, sed omnibus familiis 30 
nefarium bellum indicere. Nam ista corruptela servi si non 
modo impunita fuerit, sed etiam a tanta auctoritate appro- 
bata, nulli parietes nostram salutem, nullae leges, nulla 
jura custodient. Ubi enim id, quod intus est atque nostrum, 
impune evolare potest contraque nos pugnare, fit in domi- 35 
natu servitus, in servitute dominatus. 



116 PRO REGE DEIOTARO ORATIO. 

O tempora ! O mores ! Cn. Domitius ille, quern nos 
pueri consulem, censorem, pontificem maximum vidimus, 
cum tribunus plebis M. Scaurum, principem civitatis, in 
judicium populi vocavisset Scaurique servus ad eum clam 
5 domum venisset et crimina in dominum delaturum se esse 
dixisset, prehendi hominem jussit ad Scaurumque deduci. 
Vide quid intersit, etsi inique Castorem cum Domitio com- 
pare- ; sed tamen ille inimico servum remisit, tu ab avo ab- 
duxisti : ille incorruptum audire noluit, tu corrupisti ; ille 

10 adjutorem servum contra dominum repudiavit, tu etiam 
accusatorem adhibuisti. 

At semel iste est corruptus a vobis. Nonne, cum esset 
productus et cum tecum fuisset, refugit ad legatos ? Non- 
ne ad hunc Cn. Domitium venit ? Nonne audiente hoc Ser. 

15 Sulpicio, clarissimo viro, qui turn casu apud Domitium cena- 

bat, et hoc T. Torquato, optimo adolescente, se a te corrup- 

tum, tuis promissis in fraudem impulsum esse confessus est ? 

XII. Quae est ista tarn impotens, tarn crudelis, tam im- 

moderata inhumanitas ? Idcirco in hanc urbem venisti, ut 

20 hujus urbis jura et exempla corrumperes domesticaque im« 
manitate nostrae civitatis humanitatem inquinares ? 

At quam acute collecta crimina ! " Blesamius," inquit 
— ejus enim nomine, optimi viri nee tibi ignoti, male dice- 
bat tibi — " ad regem scribere solebat, te in invidia esse, 

25 tyrannum existimari, statua inter reges posita animos homi- 
num vehementer offensos, plaudi tibi non solere." Nonne 
intelligis, Caesar, ex urbanis malevolorum sermunculis haec 
ab istis esse collecta ? Blesamius tyrannum Caesarem scribe- 
ret ? Multorum enim capita civium viderat, multos jussu 

30 Caesaris vexatos, verberatos, necatos, multas afflictas et 
eversas domos, armatis militibus refertum forum. Quae 
semper in civili victoria sensimus, ea te victore non vidi- 
mus. Solus, inquam, es, C. Caesar, cujus in victoria ce- 
ciderit nemo nisi armatus. Et quern nos liberi, in summa 

35 populi Romani libertate nati, non modo non tyrannum, sed 
etiam clementissimum in victoria ducem vidimus, is Blesa' 



FKO REGE DEIOTARO ORATIO. 117 

mio, qui vivat in regno, tyrannus videri potest ? Nam 
de statua quis queritur, una praesertim, cum tam multas 
videat ? Yalde enim invidendum est ejus statuis, cujus tro- 
paeis non invidemus ! Nam si locus affert invidiam, nullus 
locus est ad statuam quidem rostris clarior. De plausu 5 
autem quid respondeam ? qui nee desideratus unquam a te 
est et nonnunquam obstupefactis hominibus ipsa admira- 
tione compressus est et fortasse eo praetermissus, quia 
nihil vulgare te dignum videri potest. 

XIII. Nihil a me arbitror praeteritum, sed aliquid ad 10 
extremum causae reservatum. Id autem quid est ? Te ut 
plane Deiotaro reconciliet oratio mea. Non enim jam 
metuo ne tu illi succenseas, illud vereor ne tibi ilium succen- 
sere aliquid suspicere : quod abest longissime, mihi crede, 
Caesar. Quid enim retineat per te meminit, non quid amise- 15 
rit, neque se a te multatum arbitratur, sed, cum existi- 
mares multis tibi multa esse tribuenda, quo minus a se, qui 
in altera parte fuisset, ea sumeres non recusavit. Etenim 
si Antiochus Magnus ille, rex Asiae, cum posteaquam a 
L. Scipione devictus est, Tauro tenus regnare jussus esset 20 
omnemque hanc Asiam, quae est nunc nostra provincia, 
amisisset, dicere est solitus benigne sibi a populo Romano 
esse factum, quod minis magna procuratione liberatus modi- 
cis regni terminis uteretur, potest multo facilius se Deiota- 
rus consolari. Ille enim furoris multam sustulerat, hie 25 
erroris. Omnia tu Deiotaro, Caesar, tribuisti, cum et ipsi 
et filio nomen regium concessisti. Hoc nomine retento at- 
que servato nullum beneflcium populi Romani, nullum ju- 
dicium de se senatus imminutum putat. Magno animo et 
erecto est, nee unquam succumbet inimicis, ne fortunae 30 
quidem. Multa se arbitratur et peperisse ante factis et ha- 
bere in animo atque virtute, quae nullo modo possit amit- 
tere. Quae enim fortuna aut quis casus aut quae tanta 
possit injuria omnium imperatorum de Deiotaro decreta 
delere ? Ab omnibus enim est ornatus, qui, posteaquam 35 
in castris esse potuit per aetatem, in Asia, Cappadocia, 



118 PRO REGE DEIOTARO ORATIO. 

Ponto, Cilicia, Syria bella gesserunt. Senatus vero judicia 
de illo tarn multa tamque honorifica, quae publicis populi 
Romani litteris monumentisque consignata sunt, quae un- 
quam vetustas obruet aut quae tanta delebit oblivio ? Quid 
5 de virtute ejus dicam ? de magnitudine animi, gravitate, 
constantia ? quae omnes docti atque sapientes summa, qui- 
dam etiam sola bona esse dixerunt, hisque non modo ad 
bene, sed etiam ad beate vivendum contentam esse virtu- 
tem. Haec ille reputans et dies noctesque cogitans non 

10 modo tibi non succenset — esset enim non solum ingratus, 
sed etiam amens — verum omnem tranquillitatem et quietem 
senectutis acoeptam refert clementiae tuae. 

XIV. Quo.quidem animo cum antea fuit, turn non du- 
bito quin tuis litteris, quarum exemplum legi, quas ad eum 

15 Tarracone huic Blesamio dedisti, se magis etiam erexerit 
ab omnique sollioitudine abstraxerit. Jubes enim eum bene 
sperare et bono esse animo, quod scio te non frustra scribere 
solere. Memini enim iisdem fere verbis ad me te scribere 
meque tuis litteris bene sperare non frustra esse jussum. 

20 Laboro equidem regis Deiotari causa, quocum mihi ami- 
citiam res publica conciliavit, hospitium voluntas utriusque 
conjunxit, familiaritatem consuetudo attulit, summam vero 
necessitudinem magna ejus officia in me et in exercitum 
meum effecerunt : sed cum de.illo laboro, turn de multis 

25 amplissimis viris, quibus semel ignotum a te esse oportet, 
nee beneficium tuum in dubium vocari, nee haerere in ani- 
mis hominum sollicitudinem sempiternam, nee accidere ut 
quisquam te timere incipiat eorum, qui sint semel a te libe- 
rati timore. Non debeo, C. Caesar, quod fieri solet in tan- 

30 tis periculis, tentare, quonam modo dicendo misericordiam 
tuam commovere possim. Nihil opus est. Occurrere solet 
ipsa supplicibus et calamitosis, nullius oratione evocata. 
Propone tibi duos reges et id animo contemplare, quod, 
oculis non potes. Dabis profecto id misericordiae, quod 

35 iracundiae denegasti. Multa sunt monumenta tuae clemem 
tiae, sed maxima eorum incolumitates, quibus salutem de- 



PRO REGE DEIOTARO ORATIO. 119 

disti. Quae si in privatis gloriosa sunt, multo magis com- 
memorabuntur in regibus. Semper regium nomen in hac 
civitate sanctum fait, sociorum vero regum et amicorum 
sanctissimum. 

XV. Quod nomen hi reges ne amitterent te victore 5 
timuerunt : retentum vero et a te confirmatum posteris 
etiam suis tradituros se esse confidunt. Corpora sua pro 
salute regum suorum hi legati tibi regii tradunt, Hieras et 
Blesamius et Antigonus, tibi nobisque omnibus jam diu 
noti, eademque fide et virtute praeditus Dorylaus, qui nuper 10 
cum Hiera legatus est ad te missus, cum regum amicis- 
simi, turn tibi etiam, ut spero, probati. Exquire de Blesa- 
mio, num quid ad regem contra dignitatem tuam scripserit. 
Hieras quidem causam omnem suscipit et criminibus illis 
pro rege se supponit reum : memoriam tuam implorat, qua 15 
vales plurimum : negat unquam se a te in Deiotari tetrar- 
chia pedem discessisse ; in primis finibus tibi se praesto 
fuisse dicit, usque ad ultimos prosecutum ; cum e balneo 
exisses, tecum se fuisse, cum ilia munera inspexisses cena- 
tus, cum in cubiculo recubuisses, eandemque assiduitatem 20 
tibi se praebuisse postridie. Quam ob rem si quid eorum, 
quae objecta sunt, cogitatum sit, non recusat quin id suum 
facinus judices. Quocirca, C. Caesar, velim existimes hodi- 
erno die sententiam tuam aut cum summo dedecore miser- 
rimam pestem importaturam esse regibus aut incolumem 25 
famam cum salute : quorum alterum opt are illorum crudeli- 
tatis est, alterum conservare clementiae tuae. 



M. TULLII CICERONIS 

IN 

M. ANTONIUM 

OEATIO PHILIPPICA PPvIMA 



I. Ante quam de re publica, patres conscripti, dicam ea, 
quae dicenda hoc tempore arbitror, exponam vobis breviter 
consilium et profectionis et reversionis meae. Ego cum 
sperarem aliquando ad vestrum consilium auctoritatemque 
5 rem publicam esse revocatam, manendum mihi statuebam 
quasi in vigilia quadam consulari ac senatoria. Nee vero 
usquam discedebam nee a re publica dejiciebam oculos ex 
eo die, quo in aedem Telluris convocati sumus. In quo 
templo, quantum in me fuit, jeci fundamenta pacis Athe- 

10 niensiumque renovavi vetus ex em plum ; Graecum etiam 
verbum usurpavi, quo turn in sedandis discordiis usa erat 
civitas ilia, atque omnem memoriam discordiarum oblivione 
sempiterna delendam censui. 

Praeclara turn oratio M. Antonii, egregia etiam volun- 

15 tas ; pax denique per eum et per liberos ejus cum praestan- 
tissimis civibus confirmata est. Atque his principiis reli- 
qua consentiebant. Ad deliberationes eas, quas habebat 
domi de re publica, principes civitatis adhibebat ; ad hunc 
ordinem res optimas deferebat ; nihil turn, nisi quod erat 

20 notum omnibus, in C. Caesaris commentariis reperiebatur ; 
summa constantia ad ea, quae quaesita eraut, responde- 



IN ANTONIUM ORATIO PRIMA. 121 

bat. Num qui exsules restituti ? Unum aiebat, praeterea 
neminem. Num immunitates datae? Nullae, respondebat. 
Assentiri etiam nos Ser. Sulpicio, clarissimo viro, voluit, ne 
qua tabula post Idus Martias ullius decreti Caesaris aut 
beneficii figeretur. Multa praetereo eaque praeclara; ad 5 
singulare enim M. Antonii factum festinat oratio. Dicta- 
turam, quae jam vim regiae potestatis obsederat, funditus 
ex re publica sustulit, de qua ne sententias quidem dixi- 
mus : scriptum senatus consultum, quod fieri vellet, attulit, 
quo recitato auctoritatem ejus summo studio secuti sumus 10 
eique amplissimis verbis per senatus consultum gratias 
egimus. 

II. Lux quaedam videbatur oblata, non modo regno, 
quod pertuleramus, sed etiam regni timore sublato, mag- 
numque pignus ab eo rei publicae datum, se liberam civi- 15 
tatem esse velle, cum dictatoris nomen, quod saepe jus- 
tum fuisset, propter perpetuae dictaturae recentem memo- 
riam funditus ex re publica sustulisset. Libera tus periculo 
caedis paucis post diebus senatus ; uncus impactus est 
fugitive illi, qui in Marii nomen invaserat. Atque haec 20 
omnia communiter cum collega ; alia porro propria P. Dola- 
bellae, quae, nisi collega abfuisset, credo iis futura fuisse 
communia. Nam cum serperet in urbem infinitum malum 
idque manaret in dies latius, iidemque bustum in foro 
facerent, qui illam insepultam sepulturam effecerant, et 25 
quotidie magis magisque perditi homines cum sui similibus 
servis tectis ac templis urbis minitarentur, talis animad- 
versio fuit Dolabellae cum in audaces sceleratosque ser- 
vos, turn in impuros et nefarios liberos, talisque eversio 
illius exsecratae columnae, ut mihi mirum videatur tarn 30 
valde reliquum tempus ab illo uno die dissensisse. 

Ecce enim Kalendis Juniis, quibus ut adessemus edix- 
erant, mutata omnia : nihil per senatum, multa et magna 
per populum, et absente populo et invito. Consules desig- 
nati negabant se audere in senatum venire ; patriae libera- 35 
tores urbe carebant ea, cujus a cervicibus jugum servile 



122 IN ANTONIUM ORATIO PRIMA. 

dejecerant, quos tamen ipsi consules in contionibus et in 
omni sermone laudabant ; veterani qui appellabantur, qui- 
bus hie ordo diligentissime caverat, non ad conservationem 
earum rerum, quas habebant, sed ad spem novarum prae- 
5 darum incitabantur. Quae cum audire mallem qv 
videre haberemque jus legationis liberum, ea mente dis- 
cessi, ut adessem Kalendis Januariis, quod initium senatus 
cogendi fore videbatur. 

III. Exposui, patres conscripti, profectionis consilium ; 

10 nunc reversionis, quae plus admirationis habet, breviter 
exponam. Cum Brundisium iterque illud, quod tritum in 
Graeciam est, non sine causa vitavissem, Kalendis Sextili- 
bus veni Syracusas, quod ab ea urbe transmissio in Grae- 
ciam laudabatur; quae tamen urbs mihi conjunctissima 

15 plus una me nocte cupiens retinere non potuit. Veritus 
sum ne meus repentinus ad meos necessarios adventus sus- 
picions aliquid afferret, si essem commoratus. Cum 
autem me ex Sicilia ad Leucopetram, quod est promonto- 
rium agri Regini, venti detulissent, ab eo loco conscendi, 

20 ut transmitterem ; nee ita multum provectus rejectus austro 
sum in eum ipsum locum, unde conscenderam. Cumque 
intempesta nox esset mansissemque in villa P. Valerii, 
comitis et familiaris mei, postridieque apud eundem ven- 
tum exspectans manerem, municipes Regini complures ad 

25 me venerunt, ex iis quidam Roma recentes ; a quibus pri- 
mum accipio M. Antonii contionem, quae mihi ita placuit, 
ut ea lecta de reversione primum coeperim cogitare. Nee 
ita multo post edictum Bruti affertur et Cassii, quod quidem 
mihi, fortasse quod eos plus etiam rei publicae quam fami- 

30 liaritatis gratia diligo, plenum aequitatis videbatur. Ad- 
debant praeterea — fit enim plerumque ut ii, qui boni quid 
volunt afferre afimgant aliquid, quo faciant id quod nun- 
tiant laetius — rem conventuram ; Kalendis senatum fre- 
quentem fore; Antonium repudiatis malis suasoribus, re- 

35 missis provinciis Galliis, ad auctoritatem senatus esse redi- 
turum. 



IN ANTONIUM ORATIO PRIMA. 123 

IV. Turn vero tanta sum cupiditate incensus ad reditum, 
ut mihi nulli neque remi neque venti satis facerent, non 
quo me ad tempus occursurum non putarem, sed ne tardius 
quam cuperem rei publicae gratularer. Atque ego celeri- 
ter Veliam devectus Brutum vidi ; quanto meo dolore, non 5 
dico. Turpe mihi ipsi videbatur in earn urbem me audere 
reverti, ex qua Brutus cederet, et ibi velle tuto esse, ubi 
ille non posset. Neque vero ilium similiter atque ipse 
eram commotum esse vidi : erectus enim maximi ac pul- 
cherrimi facti sui consoientia nihil de suo casu, multa de 10 
vestro querebatur. Exque eo primum cognovi quae Ka- 
lendis Sextilibus in senatu fuisset L. Pisonis oratio: qui 
quamquam parum erat, id enim ipsum a Bruto audieram, a 
quibus debuerat adjutus, tamen et Bruti testimonio — quo 
quid potest esse gravius ? — et omnium praedicatione, quos 15 
postea vidi, magnam mihi videbatur gloriam consecutus. 
Hunc igitur ut sequerer properavi, quern praesentes non 
sunt secuti ; non ut proficerem aliquid, nee enim sperabam 

id nee praestare poteram, sed ut, si quid mihi humanitus 
accidisset — multa autem impendere videntur praeter natu- 20 
ram etiam praeterque fatum — hujus tamen diei vocem 
testem rei publicae relinquerem meae perpetuae erga se 
voluntatis. 

Quoniam utriusque consilii causam, patres conscripti, 
probatam vobis esse confido, prius quam de re publica 25 
dicere incipio, paucaquerar de hesterna M. Anton ii injuria : 
cui sum amicus, idque me nonnullo ejus officio debere esse 
prae me semper tuli. 

V. Quid tandem erat causae cur in senatum hesterno 
die tam acerbe cogerer ? Solusne aberam ? an non saepe 30 
minus frequentes fuistis ? an ea res agebatur, ut etiam 
aegrotos deferri oporteret ? Hannibal, credo, erat ad por- 
tas, aut de Pyrrhi pace agebatur, ad quam causam etiam 
Appium ilium, et caecum et senem, delatum esse memoriae 
proditum est. De supplicationibus referebatur, quo in 35 
genere senatores deesse non solent. Coguntur enim non 



124 IN ANTONIUM ORATIO PRIMA. 

pignoribus, sed eorum, de quorum honore agitur, gratia | 
quod idem fit, cum de triumpho refertur. Ita sine cura 
consules sunt, ut paene liberum sit senatori non adesse. 
Qui cum mihi mos notus esset cumque e via languerem 
5 et mihimet displicerem, misi pro amicitia qui hoc ei diceret. 
At ille vobis audientibus cum fabris se domum meam ven- 
turum esse dixit. Nimis iracunde hoc quidem et valde in- 
temperanter. Cujus enim maleficii tanta ista poena est, ut 
dicere in hoc ordine auderet se publicis operis disturbatu- 

10 rum publice ex senatus sententia aedificatam domum ? 
Quis autem unquam tanto damno senatorem coegit? aut 
quid est ultra pignus aut multam ? Quod si scisset quam 
sententiam dieturus essem, remisisset aliquid profecto de 
severitate cogendi. 

15 VI. An me censetis, patres conscripti, quod vos inviti 
secuti estis, decreturum fuisse, ut parentalia cum supplica- 
tionibus miscerentur? ut inexpiabiles religiones in rem 
publicam inducerentur ? ut decernerentur supplicationes 
mortuo ? Nihil dico cui. Fuerit ille Brutus, qui et ipse 

20 domina,tu regio rem publicam liberavit et ad similem 
virtutem et simile factum stirpem jam prope in quingen- 
tesimum annum propagavit, adduci tamen non possem ut 
quemquam mortuum conjungerem cum immortalium religi- 
one, ut, cujus sepulchrum usquam exstet ubi parentetur, 

25 ei publice supplicetur. 

Ego vero earn sententiam dixissem, ut me ad versus 
populum Romanum, si qui accidisset gravior rei publicae 
casus, si bellum, si morbus, si fames, facile possem defen- 
dere ; quae partim jam sunt, partim timeo ne impendeant. 

30 Sed hoc ignoscant dii immortales velim et populo Romano, 
qui id non probat, et huic ordini, qui decrevit invitus. 
Quid ? de reliquis rei publicae malis licetne dicere ? Mihi 
vero licet et semper licebit dignitatem tueri, mortem con- 
temnere. Potestas modo veniendi in hunc locum sit : di- 

35 cendi periculum non recuso. Atque utinam, patres con- 
scripti, Kalendis Sextilibus adesse potuissem ! non quo 



IN AXTONIUM ORATIO PRIMA. 125 

profici potuerit aliquid, sed ne unus modo consularis, quod 
turn accidit, dignus illo honore, dignus re publica invenire- 
tur. Qua quidem ex re magnum accipio dolorem, homines 
amplissimis populi Romani beneficiis usos L. Pisonem 
ducem optimae sententiae non secutos. Idcircone nos 5 
populus Romanus consules fecit, ut in altissimo gradu dig- 
nitatis locati rem publicam pro nihilo haberemus? Non 
modo voce nemo L. Pisoni consularis, sed ne vultu quidem 
assensus est. Quae, malum ! est ista voluntaria servitus ? 
Fuerit quaedam necessaria ; neque ego hoc ab omnibus iis 10 
desidero, qui sententiam consulari loco dicunt : alia causa 
est eorum, quorum silentio ignosco, alia eorum, quorum 
vocem requiro: quos quidem doleo'in suspicionem populo 
Romano venire non modo metus, quod ipsum esset turpe, 
sed alium alia de causa deesse dignitati suae. 15 

VII. Quare primum maximas gratias et ago et habeo 
Pisoni, qui non quid efficere posset in re publica cogitavit, 
sed quid facere ipse deberet: deinde a vobis, patres con- 
scripti, peto ut, etiam si sequi minus audebitis orationem 
atque auctoritatem meam, benigne me tamen, ut adhuc 20 
fecistis, audiatis. 

Primum igitur acta Caesaris servanda censeo, non quo 
probem — quis enim id quidem potest ? — sed quia rationem 
habendam maxime arbitror pacis atque otii. Vellem ades- 
set M. Antonius, modo sine adrocatis — sed, ut opinor, licet 25 
ei minus valere, quod mihi heri per ilium non licuit — 
doceret me vel potius vos, patres conscripti, quern ad 
modum ipse Caesaris acta defenderet. An in commenta- 
riolis et chirographis et libellis se uno auctore prolatis, ac 
ne prolatis quidem, sed tantum modo dictis, acta Caesaris 30 
firma erunt; quae ille in aes incidit, in quo populi jussa 
perpetuasque leges esse voluit, pro nihilo habebuntur ? 
Equidem existimo nihil tarn esse in actis Caesaris quam 
leges Caesaris. An, si cui quid ille promisit, id erit fixum, 
quod idem non facere potuit ? ut multis multa promissa 35 
non fecit : quae tamen multo plura illo mortuo reperta 



126 IN ANTONIUM ORATIO PRIMA. 

sunt, quam a vivo beneficia per omnes annos tributa et 
data. 

Sed ea non muto, non moveo ; summo studio illius prae- 
clara acta defendo. Pecunia utinam ad Opis maneret! 
5^ cruenta ilia quidem, sed his temporibus, quoniam iis, quo- 
rum est, non redditur, necessaria : quamquam ea quoque 
sit effusa, si ita in actis fuit. Ecquid est quod tam proprie 
dici possit actum ejus, qui togatus in re publica cum potes- 
tate imperioque versatus sit, quam lex ? Quaere acta 

10 Gracchi, leges Semproniae proferentur: quaere Sullae, 
Corneliae. Quid? Pompeii tertius consulatus in quibus 
actis constitit ? Nempe in legibus. De Caesare ipso si 
quaereres, quidnam egisset in urbe et in toga, leges multas 
respond eret se et praeclaras tulisse ; chirographa vero aut 

15 mutaret aut non daret aut, si dedisset, non istas res in actis 
suis duceret. Sed haec ipsa concedo, quibusdam etiam in 
rebus coniveo : in maximis vero rebus, id est legibus, acta 
Caesaris dissolvi ferendum non puto. 

VIII. Quae lex melior, utilior, optima etiam re publica 

20 saepius flagitata, quam ne praetoriae provinciae plus quam 
annum neve plus quam biennium consulares obtinerentur ? 
Hac lege sublata videnturne vobis posse Caesaris acta ser- 
vari ? Quid ? lege, quae promulgata est de tertia decuria 
nonne omnes judiciariae leges Caesaris dissolvuntur ? Et 

25 vos acta Caesaris defenditis, qui leges ejus evertitis ? nisi 
forte, si quid memoriae causa rettulit in libellum, id nume- 
rabitur in actis et, quamvis iniquum et inutile sit, defen- 
detur, quod ad populum centuriatis comitiis tulit, id in actis 
Caesaris non habebitur. At quae est ista tertia decuria ? 

30 " Centurionum," inquit. Quid ? isti ordini judicatus lege 
Julia, etiam ante Pompeia, Aurelia non patebat ? " Cen- 
sus praefiniebatur," inquit. Non centurioni quidem solum, 
sed equiti etiam Romano : itaque viri fortissimi atque hon- 
estissimi, qui ordines duxerunt, res et judicant et judica- 

35 verunt. "Non quaero" inquit "istos: quicumque ordi- 
nem duxit, judicet." At si ferretis, quicumque equo meru- 



IN ANTONIUM ORATIO PRIMA. 127 

isset, quod est lautius, nemini probaretis ; in judice enim 
spectari et fortuna debet et dignitas. " Non quaero " in- 
quit "ista: addo etiam judices manipulares ex legione 
Alaudarum ; aliter enim nostri negant posse se salvos esse." 
O contumeliosum honorem iis, quos ad judicandum nee opi- 5 
nantes vocatis ! hie enim est legis index, ut ii res in tertia 
decuria judicent, qui libere judicare non audeant. In quo 
quantus error est, dii immortales, eorum, qui istam legem 
excogitaverunt ! Ut enim quisque sordidissimus videbitur, 
ita libentissime severitate judicandi sordes suas eluet labora- 10 
bitque ut honestis decuriis potius dignus videatur quam in 
turpem jure conjectus. 

IX. Altera promulgata lex est, ut et de vi et majestatis 
damnati ad populum provocent, si velint. Haec utrum tan- 
dem lex est an legum omnium dissolutio ? Quis est enim 15 
hodie, cujus intersit istam legem manere ? Nemo reus est 
legibus illis, nemo quem futurum putemus; armis enim 
gesta uunquam profecto in judicium vocabuntur. At res 
popularis. Utinam quidem aliquid velletis esse populare ! 
omnes enim jam cives de rei publicae salute una et mente 20 
et voce consentiunt. 

Quae est igitur ista cupiditas legis ejus ferendae, quae 
turpitudinem summam habeat, gratiam nullam? Quid 
enim turpius quam qui majestatem populi Romani minuerit 
per vim, eum damnatum judicio ad earn ipsam vim reverti, 25 
propter quam sit jure damnatus ? Sed quid plura de lege 
disputo ? quasi vero id agatur ut quisquam provocet : id 
agitur, id fertur, ne quis omnino unquam istis legibus reus 
fiat. Quis enim aut accusator tarn amens reperietur, qui 
reo condemnato objicere se multitudini conductae velit, aut 30 
judex, qui reum damnare audeat, ut ipse ad operas mer- 
cennarias statim protrahatur ? Non igitur provocatio ista 
lege datur, sed duae maxime salutares leges quaestionesque 
tolluntur. Quid est aliud hortari adolescentes, ut turbu- 
lenti, ut seditiosi, ut perniciosi cives velint esse ? Quam 35 
autem ad pestem furor tribunicius impelli non poterit his 



128 IN ANTONIUM ORATIO PRIMA. 

duabus quaestionibus de vi et majestatis sublatis ? Quid, 
quod obrogatur legibus Caesaris, quae jubent ei, qui de vi, 
itemque ei, qui majestatis damnatus sit, aqua et igni inter- 
dici ? Quibus cum provocatio datur, nonne acta Caesaris 
5 rescinduntur ? Quae quidem ego, patres conscripti, qui 
ilia nunquam pfobavi, tamen ita conservanda concordiae 
causa arbitratus sum, ut nou modo, quas vivus leges Caesar 
tulisset, infirmandas hoc tempore non putarem, sed ne illas 
quidem, quas pest mortem Caesaris prolatas esse et fixas 

10 videtis. 

X. De exsilio reducti a mortuo ; civitas data non solum 
singulis, sed nationibus et provinciis universis a mortuo; 
immunitatibus infinitis sublata vectigalia a mortuo. Ergo 
haec uno, verum optimo auctore domo prolata defendimus : 

15 eas leges, quas ipse nobis inspectantibus recitavit, pro- 
nuntiavit, tulit, quibus latis gloriabatur eisque legibus rem 
publicam contineri putabat, de provinciis, de judiciis, eas, 
inquam, Caesaris leges nos, qui defendimus acta Caesaris, 
evertendas putamus? 

20 Ac de his tamen legibus, quae promulgatae sunt, sal- 
tern queri possumus : de iis, quae jam latae dicuntur, ne 
id quidem licuit : illae enim sine ulla promulgatione latae 
sunt ante quam scriptae. Quaero autem, quid sit cur aut 
ego aut quisquam vestrum, patres conscripti, bonis tribunis 

25 pie bis leges malas metuat. Paratos habemus qui interce- 
dant, paratos qui rem publicam religione defendant; vacui 
metu esse debemus. " Quas tu mihi," inquit, " intercessi- 
ones? quas religiones ?" Eas scilicet, quibus rei publicae 
salus continetur. "Negligimus ista et nimis antiqua ac 

30 stulta ducimus : forum saepietur, omnes claudentur aditus, 
armati in praesidiis multis locis collocabuntur." Quid 
turn ? Quod ita erit gestum, id lex erit ? et in aes incidi 
jubebitis, credo, ilia legitima : " Consules populum jure 
rogaverunt " — hocine a majoribus accepimus jus rogandi ? 

36 — " populusque jure scivit." Qui populus ? isne, qui 
exclusus est ? Quo jure ? an eo, quod vi et armis omne 



LN ANTONIUM ORATIO PRIMA. 129 

sublatum est ? Atque haec dico de futuris, quod est ami- 
corum ante dicere ea, quae vitari possint : quae si facta non 
erunt, refelletur oratio mea. Loquor de legibus promulga- 
tis, de quibus est integrum vobis. Demonstro vitia ; tol- 
lite ! Denuntio vim, arma ; removete ! 5 

XI. Irasci quidem vos mihi, Dolabella, pro re publica 
dicenti non oportebit. Quamquam te quidem id facturum 
non arbitror, novi facilitatem tuam : collegam tuum aiunt 
in hac sua fortuna, quae bona ipsi videtur — mihi, ne gravius 
quippiam dicam, avorum et avunculi sui consulatum si imi- 10 
taretur, fortunatior videretur — sed eum iracundum audio 
esse factum. Video autem quam sit odiosum habere eun- 
dem iratum et armatum, cum tanta praesertim gladiorum 
sit impunitas, sed proponam jus, ut opinor, aequum, quod 
M. Antonium non arbitror repudiaturum. Ego, si quid in 15 
vitam ejus aut in mores cum contumelia dixero, quo minus 
mihi inimicissimus sit, non recusabo : sin consuetudinem 
meam tenuero, id est, si libere quae sentiam de re publica 
dixero, primum deprecor ne irascatur, deinde, si hoc non 
impetro, peto ut sic irascatur ut civi. 20 

Armis utatur, si ita necesse est, ut dicit, sui defendendi 
causa : iis, qui pro re publica quae ipsis visa erunt dixerint, 
ista arma ne noceant. Quid hac postulatione dici potest 
aequius ? Quod si, ut mihi a quibusdam ejus familiaribus 
dictum est, omnis eum quae habetur contra voluntatem 25 
ejus oratio graviter offendit, etiam si nulla inest contumelia, 
feremus amici naturam. Sed iidem illi ita mecum loquun- 
tur : " Non idem tibi, adversario Caesaris, licebit, quod 
Pisoni socero," et simul admonent quiddam, quod cavebi- 
mus ; nee erit justior in senatum non veniendi morbi causa 30 
quam mortis. 

XII. Sed per deos immortales — te enim intuens, Dola- 
bella, non possum utriusque vestrum errorem reticere — 
credo enim vos, nobiles homines magna quaedam spec- 
tantes, non pecuniam, ut quidam nimis creduli suspicantur, 35 
quae semper ab amplissimo quoque clarissimoque con- 



X30 IN ANTONIUM ORATIO PRIMA. 

tempta est, non opes violentas et populo Romano minime 
ferendam potentiam, sed caritatem civium et gloriam con- 
cupivisse. Est autem gloria laus recte factorum magno- 
rumque in rem publicam meritorum, quae cum optimi 
5 cujusque, turn etiam multitudinis testimonio comprobatur. 
Dicerem, Dolabella, qui recte factorum fructus esset, 
nisi te praeter ceteros paulisper esse expertum viderem. 
Quem potes recordari in vita illuxisse tibi diem laetiorem 
quam cum expiato foro, dissipato concursu impiorum, 

10 principibus sceleris poena affectis, te domum recepisti? 
Cujus ordinis, cujus generis, cujus denique fortunae studia 
turn laudi et gratulationi tuae se non obtulerunt? Quin 
mihi etiam, quo auctore te in his rebus uti arbitrabantur, 
et gratias boni viri agebant et tuo nomine gratulabantur. 

15 Recordare, quaeso, Dolabella, consensum ilium theatri, 
cum omnes earum rerum obliti, propter quas fuerant tibi 
offensi, significarent se beneficio novo memoriam veteris 
doloris abjecisse. Hanc tu, P. Dolabella — magno loquor 
cum dolore — hanc tu, inquam, potuisti aequo animo tantam 

20 dignitatem deponere ? 

XIII. Tu autem, M. Antoni, absentem enim appello, 
unum ilium diem, quo in aede Telluris senatus fuit, non 
omnibus his mensibus, quibus te quidam multum a me dis- 
sentientes beatum putant, anteponis ? Quae fuit oratio de 

25 concordia ! quanto metu senatus, quanta sollicitudine civi- 
tas turn a te liberata est, cum collegam tuum depositis 
inimicitiis, oblitus auspiciorum a te ipso augure populi Ro- 
mani nuntiatorum, illo primum die collegam tibi esse volu- 
isti, tuus parvus filius in Capitolium a te missus pacis obses 

30 fuit ! Quo senatus die laetior ? quo populus Romanus ? 
qui quidem nulla in contione unquam frequentior fuit. 
Turn denique liberati per viros fortissimos videbamur, quia, 
ut illi voluerant, libertatem pax consequebatur. Proximo, 
altero, tertio, denique reliquis consecutis diebus non inter- 

35 mittebas quasi donum aliquod quotidie afferre rei publicae, 
maximum autem illud, quod dictaturae nomen sustulisti. 



IN ANTONIUM OKATIO PRIMA. 131 

Haec inusta est a te, a te, inquam, mortuo Caesari nota ad 
ignomiuiam sempiternam. Ut enim propter unius M. Man- 
lii scelus decreto gentis Manliae neminem patricium Man- 
lium Marcum vocari licet, sic tu propter unius dictatoris 
odium nomen dictatoris funditus sustulisti. 5 

Num te, cum haec pro salute rei publicae tanta gessis- 
ses, fortunae tuae, num amplitudinis, num claritatis paeni- 
tebat ? Unde igitur subito tanta ista mutatio ? Non pos- 
sum adduci ut suspicer te pecunia captum : licet quod 
euique libet loquatur, credere non est necesse ; nihil enim 10 
unquam in te sordidum, nihil humile cognovi. Quamquam 
solent domestici depravare nonnunquam, sed novi firmita- 
tem tuam. Atque utinam ut culpam, sic etiam suspicionem 
vitare potuisses ! 

XIV. Illud magis vereor, ne ignorans verum iter glo- 15 
riae gloriosum putes plus te unum posse quam omnes et 
metui a civibus tuis. Quod si ita putas, totam ignoras 
viam gloriae. Carum esse civem, bene de re publica me- 
reri, laudari, coli, diligi gloriosum est : metui vero et in 
odio esse invidiosum, detestabile, imbecillum, caducum. 20 
Quod videmus etiam in fabula illi ipsi, qui " oderint, dum 
metuant " dixerit, perniciosum fuisse. Utinam, M. Antoni, 
avum tuum meminisses ! de quo tamen audisti multa ex 
me eaque saepissime. Putasne ilium immortalitatem me- 
reri voluisse, ut propter armorum habendorum licentiam 25 
metueretur? Ilia erat vita, ilia secunda fortuna, libertate 
esse parem ceteris, principem dignitate. Itaque, ut omit- 
tam res avi tui prosperas, acerbissimum ejus supremum 
diem malim quam L. Cinnae dominatum, a quo ille crude- 
lissime est interfectus. 30 

Sed quid oratione te nectam ? Si enim exitus C. 
Caesaris efficere non potest ut malis carus esse quam 
metui, nihil cujusquam proficiet nee valebit oratio. Quem 
qui beatum fuisse putant, miseri ipsi sunt. Beatus est 
nemo, qui ea lege vivit, ut non modo impune, sed etiam 35 
cum summa interfectoris gloria interfici possit. Quare 



132 IN ANTONIUM ORATIO PRIMA. 






flecte te, quaeso, et majores tuos respice atque ita guberna 
rem publicam, ut natum esse te cives tui gaudeant, sine 
quo nee beatus nee clarus nee tutus quisquam esse omnino 
potest. 
5 XV. Populi quidem Romani judicia multa ambo habe- 
tis, quibus vos non satis moveri permoleste fero. Quid 
enim gladiatoribus clamores innumerabilium civium ? quid 
populi versus ? quid Pompeii statuae plausus infiniti ? 
quid duobus tribunis plebis, qui vobis adversantur ? Pa 

10 rumne haec significant incredibiliter consentientem popul 
Romani universi voluntatem ? Quid ? Apollinarium lu 
dorum plausus vel testimonia potius et judicia populi Ro 
mani parum magna vobis videbantur ? O beatos illos 
qui, cum adesse ipsis propter vim armorum non licebat, 

15 aderant tamen et in medullis populi Romani ac visceribus 
haerebant ! nisi forte Attio turn plaudi et sexagesimo post 
anno palmam dari, non Bruto putabatis, qui ludis suis ita 
caruit, ut in illo apparatissimo spectaculo studium populus 
Romanus tribueret absenti, desiderium liberatoris sui per- 

20 petuo plausu et clamore leniret. 

Equidem is sum qui istos plausus, cum a populi parte 
civibus tribuerentur, semper contempserim ; idemque, cum 
a summis, mediis, infimis, cum denique ab universis hoc 
idem fit, cumque ii, qui ante sequi populi consensum sole- 

25 bant, fugiunt, non plausum ilium, sed judicium puto. Sin 
haec leviora vobis videntur, quae sunt gravissima, num 
etiam hoc contemnitis, quod sensistis, tarn caram populo 
Romano vitam A. Hirtii fuisse ? Satis erat enim probatum 
ilium esse populo Romano, ut est, jucundum amicis, in quo 

30 vincit omnes, carum suis, quibus est ipse carissimus ; tan-. 
tarn tamen sollicitudinem bonorum, tan turn timorem in quo 
meminimus ? Certe in nullo. Quid igitur ? Hoc vos, 
per deos immortales, quale sit non interpretamini ? Quid ? 
eos de vestra vita cogitare non censetis, quibus eorum, qucs 

85 sperant rei publicae consulturos, vita tarn cara sit ? 

Cepi fructum, patres conscripti, reversionis meae, quo- 



IN ANTOJSTIUM ORATIO PRIMA. 13*3 

niam et ea dixi, ut quicuraque casus consecutus esset, ex- 
staret constantiae meae testimonium, et sum a vobis be- 
nigne ac diligenter auditus. Quae potestas si mihi saepius 
sine meo vestroque periculo net, utar ; si minus, quantum 
potero, non tarn mihi me quam rei publicae reservabo. 6 
Mihi fere satis est quod vixi vel ad aetatem vel ad glori- 
am : hue si quid accesserit, non tarn mihi quam vobis reique 
publicae accesserit. 



NOTES 



REFERENCES AND ABBREVIATIONS. 



Numerals with " G." refer to the author's Latin Grammar; with " L. C." 
or "Lat. Comp.," to his Introduction to Latin Composition; with "p." or 
" pp.," to pages in this work. The following abbreviations also occur: 



A Oration for Archias. 

abbr abbreviation. 

abl ablative. 

absol absolute. 

ace accusative. 

adj adjective. 

adtf adverb. 

C. or Cat. . . . Catiline, 
i. C First Oration against 

Catiline, 
ii. C Second Oration against 

Catiline, 
hi. C Third Oration against 

Catiline, 
iv. C Fourth Oration against 

Catiline. 

comp comparative. 

conj conjunction. 

D. Oration for Deiotarus. 

dat dative. 

deel declension. 

def. defective. 

dem demonstrative. 

dep deponent. 

dim diminutive. 

distrib distributive. 

e. g., exempli \ 

> . for example. 
gratia ) 

etc. , et cetera . . and so forth. 

f feminine. 

freq frequentative. 

gen genitive. 

i. e., id est . . . that is. 

imperat imperative. 

irnpers impersonal. 



incep inceptive. 

indeel indeclinable. 

indef. indefinite. 

inf infinitive. 

interj interjection. 

intr intransitive. 

L Oration for Ligarius. 

1 line. 

lit literally. 

M Oration for Marcellus. 

M. L Oration for the Ma- 

nilian Law. 

m masculine. 

n neuter. 

nom nominative. 

num numeral. 

obs obsolete. 

P the First Philippic. 

part participle. 

pass passive. 

perf. perfect. 

pi plural. 

poss possessive. 

prep preposition. 

pres present. 

pron pronoun. 

Sail Sallust. 

sc, scilicet . . . namely, understood, 
semi-dep. . . . semi-deponent. 

sing singular. 

subj subjunctive. 

sup superlative. 

syn synonymea. 

tr transitive. 

v verb. 

136 



NOTES. 



OKATIONS AGAINST CATILINE. 

INTRODUCTION. 

L. Seegws Catiline, against whom these orations were deliv- 
ered, belonged to a patrician family which had become greatly 
impoverished. He was, therefore, the heir to a noble name, but 
to no large estates. Unprincipled and reckless, he early perverted 
to the basest uses the remarkable powers of body and mind 
with which he had been endowed by nature. As a zealous 
partisan of Sulla, he acted a conspicuous part in the bloody pro- 
scriptions which followed the triumph of the dictator. Among 
the victims who perished at his hands was his own brother-in-law 
Quintus Caecilius. 

Catiline held the office of praetor in the year 68 B. C, was 
governor of Africa in 67, and returned to Rome in 66 to canvass 
for the consulship, but was compelled to relinquish his suit by an 
impeachment for maladministration in his province. Burning 
with rage and unable to brook disappointment, he at once entered 
into an alliance with Cn. Calpurnius Piso, a young but profligate 
patrician, and P. Autronios Paetus, who, having been convicted 
of bribery, was disqualified from entering upon the duties of the 
consulship to which he had been elected. The plan of. the con- 
spirators was to murder the consuls on the first of January, during 
the ceremonies of inauguration, after which Catiline and Autro- 
nius were to seize the consular power, and Piso to take possession 
of the Spanish provinces. The execution of the plan was, how- 
ever, subsequently deferred to the fifth of February, when it was 



138 INTRODUCTION. 

fortunately frustrated by a mistake on the part of Catiline, who 
gave the signal before his accomplices were ready for action. 

In June, 64 B. C, Catiline resumed his revolutionary schemes 
on a larger scale and with renewed energy. Eome at that time 
furnished him abundant materials for such a work in the throngs 
of luxurious spendthrifts, desperate insolvents, and reckless ad- 
venturers, who filled her streets. He soon numbered among his 
accomplices eleven senators, four members of the equestrian order, 
and several men of position and influence in the provincial towns. 
Thus strengthened, he boldly presented himself as a candidate for 
the consulship, but defeat awaited bim. Marcus Cicero Jie ora- 
tor and Caius Antonius were elected consuls, the former by an 
overwhelming majority. 

This was a severe disappointment for Catiline, but it only 
rendered him more reckless than ever in his revolutionary designs. 
He had entered upon a desperate game, and he resolved to hazard 
every thing, to win or die. He established the headquarters of 
his movement at Faesnlae, in Etruria, under the command of 
Gaius Manlius, an insolvent and revolutionist, who had served 
as a centurion under Sulla. He raised money upon his own 
credit and that of his friends, collected stores of arms at conven- 
ient centres in different portions of Italy, and endeavored to en- 
list in his cause the desperate and abandoned of both sexes and 
of all ranks. His audacity aimed at nothing less than the over- 
throw of the government. He proposed to seize all the offices 
of trust and emolument, to cancel debts, to confiscate the prop- 
erty of the rich, and, in fine, to reenact the bloody scenes of 
Sulla's proscriptions. 

It was at such a crisis, that on the first of January in that 
memorable year, 63 B. C, Cicero, the accomplished orator and 
scholar, entered upon the arduous and perilous duties of the con- 
sulship. A base and nefarious conspiracy against the government 
was rapidly consummating its work, a bloody revolution was im- 
minent, and even his own colleague in the consulship, Gaius An- 
tonius, was supposed to be more or less in sympathy with the 
treasonable movement. But Cicero proved himself equal to the 
emergency. He secured the passive cooperation of Antonius by 
offering, at the outset, to transfer . to him the rich province of 
Macedonia at the expiration of his term of office. He, moreover, 



ORATIONS AGAINST CATILINE. 139 

opened communication with Quintus Curius, one of the accom- 
plices of Catiline, and, by means of large promises, engaged him 
to keep the government informed in regard to all the movements 
of the conspirators. Ourins proved a faithful and trustworthy 
agent. 

When the consular election for 62 B. C. approached, Catiline, 
once more a candidate, determined not to suffer another defeat. 
He accordingly adopted the bold project of murdering the pre- 
siding consul, and, if need be, the rival candidates, and of carry- 
ing the election by force of arms. In view of these dangers, the 
election was deferred until the twenty-first of October, and, after- 
wards, until the twenty-eighth. On the twenty-first of that month 
the senate assembled to consider the state of the nation, and at 
that session Cicero, in the presence of Catiline, exposed the revo- 
lutionary designs of the conspirators, whereupon the senate 
clothed the consuls with dictatorial powers for the safety of the 
republic. On the twenty-eighth, the comitia met according 
to appointment; Cicero appeared in the Campus Martius, sur- 
rounded by a strong body-guard of armed men. The resolute 
bearing of the consul and his formidable guard so overawed the 
conspirators that no disturbance was made. Catiline was again 
defeated ; Decimus Silanus and Lucius Murena were elected con- 
suls for the ensuing year. 

In the mean time, civil war had already commenced ; Manlius 
was in arms against the republic. On the night of the fifth ot 
November, Catiline met the most prominent of his partisans at 
the house of Marcus Laeca. He announced his purpose to join 
the army at the earliest possible date, assigned to the leaders 
their several parts in the work of the conspiracy, and urged upon 
them the importance of taking the life of Cicero. Two of his 
agents at once promised to call upon the consul the next morning 
and assassinate him in his own house ; but Cicero, forewarned in 
regard to their purpose, refused to admit them. 

On the seventh of November, the senate met, for greater se- 
curity, in the Temple of Jupiter Stator, which was guarded by 
Roman knights. Catiline, contrary to the expectation of all, had 
the effrontery to present himself at the meeting, but no greeting 
welcomed him to his accustomed place ; the seats in his vicinity 
were instantly vacated ; the traitor sat alone, an object of scorn 
and contempt. It was then that Cicero, the consul, giving utter- 



140 



INTRODUCTION. 



ance to his indignation in a torrent of invective, pronounced his 
First Oration against Catiline. 

The effect was perfectly electrical. Catiline was for the mo- 
ment paralyzed, but, quickly recovering his self-possession 
and assuming the tone of injured innocence, he implored the 
senate not to trust the base slanders which the consul had heaped 
upon him ; he even ventured upon harsh and abusive language 
against Cicero, but his voice was at once drowned with cries of 
"Enemy," "Traitor," from the whole assembly. That night he 
left the city. 

On the following day, the eighth of November, Cicero deliv- 
ered his Second Oration against Catiline before the people in the 
Forum. His object was to justify the course which he had pur- 
sued in relation to the conspiracy, to allay the general excite- 
ment, and to intimidate the conspirators who had not yet left the 
city. 

In the mean time, Catiline had repaired to the camp of Man- 
lius, and had assumed the fasces and other insignia of consular 
power. The senate accordingly declared him an outlaw, ordered 
new levies of troops, and dispatched able leaders to different 
parts of the country where danger was apprehended. Cicero 
was directed to guard the city, and Antonius was appointed to 
the command of the array destined against Catiline. 

According to the plan which Catiline unfolded to his associ- 
ates before his departure, Cethegus was to assassinate the consul 
Cicero, the praetor Lentulus was charged with the general man- 
agement of the affairs of the conspiracy in the capital, Gabinius 
and Statilius were to fire the city, and, in the midst of the gen- 
eral confusion attendant upon the conflagration, the conspira- 
tors were to open communication with Catiline. But, while the 
execution of the bloody plot was delayed, a deputation from the 
Allobroges in Ganl, visited Rome to present certain complaints 
against the provincial government. Lentulus, taking advantage 
of their disaffection, endeavored to interest them in the conspir- 
acy, but Cicero finally succeeded in securing their cooperation, 
and, seeing that they could be made very useful to the govern- 
ment, encouraged them to continue their negotiations with the 
conspirators, and obtain from them a written statement of the 
proposition which they were to make to their people. The ex- 
periment was perfectly successful. The required statement, bear- 



ORATIONS AGAINST CATILINE. 141 

ing the signatures of Lentulus, Cethegus, and Statilius, was read- 
ly obtained. The Gallic ambassadors, having finished their work, 
eft Rome on the night of the second of December, accompanied 
by Titus Volturcius, the bearer of dispatches for Catiline, but they 
Lad proceeded only a short distance beyond the city gate when 
rhey fell into the hands of an armed force in the employ of the 
government. Lentulus, Cethegus, Statilius, and Gabinius, were 
arrested the next morning. Later in the day, the prisoners were 
all brought before the bar of the senate, then assembled in the 
Temple of Concord. The evidence of their guilt was overwhelm- 
ing, and was finally confirmed by their own confessions. 

After the adjournment of the senate, Cicero addressed the 
-people on the great events of the day in his Third Oration 
against Catiline. The indignation against the conspirators be- 
came almost ungovernable ; execrations were heaped upon Cati- 
line; Cicero was the hero of the hour. 

On the fifth of December, the senate met in the Temple of 
Concord, to decide the fate of the prisoners. D. Junius Silanus, 
consul-elect, recommended the punishment of death, but C. Julius 
Caesar, praetor-elect, objected to capital punishment as illegal, and 
recommended imprisonment for life. It was in the course of this 
debate that Cicero pronounced his Fourth Oration against Cati- 
line. The sentence of death was decreed by the senate, and ex- 
ecuted that very night, under the direction of the consul himself. 

In the mean time, Catiline was in Etruria at the head of a 
formidable force, where, in the ensuing spring, he was defeated 
in a desperate contest, and fell in the thickest of the fight. 



142 NOTES. 



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1 



FIRST ORATION AGAINST CATILINE, DELIVERED BEFORE THE 
SENATE IN THE TEMPLE OF JUPITER STATOR, ON THE 
SEVENTH OF NOVEMBER, 63 B. C. 

ANALYSIS. 

I. INTRODUCTION. I. 

II. Catiline deserves the Punishment of Death in Accordance 
"With the Laws and Precedents of Rome. II. 

III. Exposure of the Movements and Plans of the Conspira- 
tors. III., IV. 

IV. Exhortation to Catiline to leave the City with his Ac- 
complices. V.— X. 

V. Reasons for allowing such a Criminal to leave the City. 
XI., XII. 

VI. Conclusion. XIII. 



I. Introduction. The Audacity of Catiline in appearing 
in the Senate. His Crime merits Death. 

1. Quousque . . . nostra. Observe the abrupt and impassioned be- 
ginning of the oration, explained by the fact that Catiline the conspirator 
had just taken his place in the senate. See Introduction, p. 139. — 
Tandem, pray. This idiomatic use of tandem, expressive of impatience 
and surprise, is not uncommon in Cicero's orations. — Catilina ; G. 569, 
VI. — Patientia; G. 421, 1. 

2. Quam diu, quern ad finem; synonymes with quousque, refer- 
ring to time, — quam diu, how long, giving pi*ominence to the duration 
of the action, quern ad finem, like quousque, how long, lit., to what ena, 
limit, calling attention to the end of the action. — Etiam = et jam, even 
now = still. Quam diu etiam, how long still, i. e., how much longer. — 
Iste tuus, that of yours. G. 450. — Eludet, display its mockery, syno- 
nyme with sesejactabit, in the next line. 

3. Nihilne; G. 378, 2; 457, 3. Observe the difference between 
nihilne (not at all ?) and nonne (not ?). —Nihilne, nihil (line 4), nihil 
(line 5) ; a fine example of the figure anaphora. G. 636, III., 3. — Noctur- 
num, nightly, i. e., by night, not, night after night. 

4. Praesidium Palatii. The Palatine Hill, south of the Forum, 
was a veiy commanding position, and was accordingly guarded in times of 
public alarm. — Timor. See Syn. L. C. 305. 

5. Munitissimus locus. The senate was convened in the temple 
of Jupiter Stator, situated on the ascent to the Palatine. The temple was 



FIKST ORATION AGAINST CATILINE. 145 

PAGE 

probably guarded, though it was also under the protection of the force 1 
upon the Palatine; hence munitissimas. 

6. Habendi senatus ; G. 543 ; 565, 2. — Ora vultusque. Ob- 
serve the difference of meaning — ora referring to the features, the face ; 
vultus, to the expression of the face, the looks. The looks of surprise and 
indignation with which the senate received Catiline as he took his seat in 
that body are here meant. 

7. Non sentis, non vides (line 8); G. 351, 3. — Constrictam 
teneri, is held in check. 

9. Proxima, superiore nocte, last night, the night before ; Abl. 
of Time. One of the events to which Cicero here refers is the meeting 
at the house of Laeca, which took place on the night before the last 

• {superiore nocte) , the other is probably the attempt upon the life of Cicero 
which may not have been actually made until the next night after the 
meeting, though Catiline's agents offered to make it that very night. It is, 
however, entirely possible that Cicero here refers to some other movement 
on the part of Catiline. For an account of the meeting at the house of 
Laeca, and of the attempt upon the life of Cicero, see p. 4, and Introduc- 
tion, p. 139. — Egeris ; G. 529, 1. 

10. Quid consilii = quod consilium ; G. 438, 5 ; 397, 3. —Nostrum ; 
G. 446, note 3. 

11. Ignorare. Give object; G. 529, 5, 1). — Arbitraris. Object? 
G. 371, IV. 

12. O tempora ! G. 381. — Consul. To whom does Cicero refer ? 
Who was the other consul? See Introduction, p. 138. The consuls, it 
will be remembered, were the two chief magistrates, or joint presidents 
of the commonwealth. 

LJ 13. Immo . . . etiam. Observe the accumulation of particles, with 
the force of each. Immo, nay more, strengthening the previous state- 
ment, which contained only a part of the truth. 

14. Publlci . . . particeps. Catiline, notwithstanding the active 
part which he had taken in the conspiracy, had the effrontery to take his 
seat in the senate. —Consilii. G. 399, 1., 3. 

15. Nos ; expressed because emphatic. G. 446. 

16. Viri fortes. In irony. — Rei publicae ; G. 385, II., note 3. — 
Videmur = nobis videmur, seem to ourselves, i. e., think, imagine. — Si 
Vitemus; Subjunctive in an Indirect Clause. The conclusion is satis 
facere, not videmur. G. 529, II.— Istius ; G. 450, 1, note. 

18. Jussu consulis, by the order of the consul, i. e., of Cicero. 
This could be done by virtue of a decree of the senate passed on the 
twenty-first of October, which clothed the consuls with dictatorial powers 
for the safety of the republic. See Introduction, p. 139. —Jam pridem 
QDortebat. Observe the force of the TrnnftrJect. <*• 4tiiL ii- 2. 



PAGE 

1 20. An vero, or did indeed. Observe the ellipsis, readily supplied 

from the preceding sentence: Is not this sof — P. Scipio. P. Scipio 
Nasica Serapio, consul in 138 B. C. ; in 133, the leader in the movement 
against Ti. Gracchus, the famous Tribune, who in the interest of the 
poorer classes revived the Agrarian laws for the distribution of the public 
lands. 

21. Mediocriter, in a moderate degree, i. e., in comparison with the 
treasonable plot of Catiline. 

i 1. Privatus, though a private citizen, i. e., the high-priest was a 

private citizen, as he held no civil office, or magistracy. G. 363, 3. 

3. Ilia nimis antiqua, those well-known cases, as too ancient. G. 
450, 4 ; 442. The plural ilia implies that Cicero had in mind a class of 
cases of which he gives that of Ahala as an example. — Quod, that, or 
namely that. The clause is in apposition with ilia. G. 363, 5. 

4. Ahala', Maelium. Servilius Ahala, master of the horse under 
the dictator Cincinnatus, was sent in the year 439 B. C. to arrest Spurius 
Maelius, who was suspected of aiming at regal power. Maelius refused to 
obey the summons of the dictator, and was accordingly slain on the spot. 
It is, however, by no means certain that the suspicions against Maelius 
were well founded. By distributing grain among the poorer classes at a 
time of great scarcity, he made himself the idol of the Plebeians, but an 
object of hatred and suspicion to -he Patricians. It is, accordingly, im- 
possible to say whether he fell as a traitor to his country, or as a martyr to 
his own generosity, Cicero, doubtless, believed him guilty. — Novis 
rebus, revolution ; lit., new things. G. 384. 

5. Fuit, fuit. An emphatic repetition, to mark the contrast between 
the past and the present. G. 471, II., 1, 2). 

7. Hostem. G. 417, 1. — Coercerent. Subj. of Result. G. 500, 
II. — Senatus consultum. This refers to the decree passed on the 
twenty-first of October. See note on jussu consulis, p. 1, line 18. 

9. Rei publicae. Dative with deest. G. 386. — Neque; G. 553, 2. 
— Hujus ordinis, of this order, i. e., of the senate. This genitive limits 
both consilium and auctoritas. The senate had discharged its duty, the 
executive alone was remiss. 

II. The Forbearance of the Consul in Contrast with the 
Usual Policy of the Roman government. The Reason 
for this. 

11. Quondam. This was in the year 121 B. C. L. Opimius was 
at that time consul, and was clothed with dictatorial powers for the 
safety of the state. His colleague in the consulship was not included in 



FIRST ORATION AGAINST CATILINE. 145 

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the decree, as he was at the time absent from Rome, commanding in the % 
Gallic province. — Ut videret; Object Clause; G. 498, I. TJt consul 
(coDsules) videret (viderent) ne quid res publico, detrimenti cnperet was 
the regular formula by which, in times of great public danger, extraordi- 
nary powers were conferred upon one, or both, of the consuls. 

12. Ne caperet; G. 498, II. — Quid detrimenti; G. 397, 3. 

14. C. Gracchus. Gaius Gracchus, the brother of Tiberius Grac- 
chus (see p. 1, line 21), by his bold reforms in the interest of the people 
incurred the enmity of the senate and patricians. — Clarissimo patre, 
avo; Abl. of Characteristic. G. 419, II. The father, Ti. Sempronius 
Gracchus, had not only held the offices of censor and consul, but had 
twice enjoyed the honor of a triumph. The maternal grandfather was 
the celebrated Scipio Africanus the elder, the conqueror of Hannibal. 

15. M. FulviuSo M. Fulvius Flaccus, a partisan of C. Gracchus, 
consul in the year 125 B. C., put to death with his sons by order of L. 
Opimius. 

16. C Mario; Dative. The occasion here referred to was the 
consular election in the year 100 B. C, when the agents of Saturninus 
and Servilius sought to secure the election of Servilius by assassinating 
his rival C. Memmius. 

17. Num. What answer is expected ? G. 351, 1, note 3. 

18. Tribunum plebis. The tribunes of the people were officers 
appointed to defend the rights of the people against the nobles. They 
were at this time ten in number. By their power of veto, they might at 
any time arrest the action of the magistrates, and even of the senate. — 
Praetorem. The praetors were officers next in rank to the consuls. 
They were eight in number. — Rei publicae poena, the punishment 
imposed by the republic, lit., of the republic Rei publicae; Subjective 
Genitive. G. 396, H. 

19. Remorata est, reprieve, or permit to live, lit., detain, cause to 
wait. — Nos ; emphatic, in contrast with the consuls mentioned above. — 
Vicesimum diem. Cicero here speaks in round numbers. It was 
only the eighteenth day since the decree was passed. 

20. Hebescere aciem. Observe the figurative language in which 
the decree of the senate is spoken of as a sword. See also below in 
vagina reconditum. 

21. Hujus modi, of this kind, i. e., of the same kind as those 
under which the consuls, Opimius, Marius, and Valerius, had acted. 

22. In tabulis, in the records, i. e., of the doings of the senate.— 
Quo ex senatus consulto. See Lat. Comp. 189, 2. 

23. Interfectum esse convenit. Convenit is in the Perfect 
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2 is used p. 1, line 18; duci oportebat ; but interfectum esse makes the 
completion of the action and its result more prominent; you ought to have 
been put to death, i. e., the work should have been finished. G. 537, 2. 

24. Ad deponendam . . . confirmandam audaciam ; G. 544, 
1 ; 544, 2, note 2. 

25. Cupio, cupio. Observe the repetition of cupio and the omis- 
sion of the conjunction autem, or vero. G. 636, 1., 1; 636, III., 1. — Patres 
conscripti, conscript fathers, i. e., senators. The senators were origi 
nally called patres, fathers, afterwards patres conscripti, i. e., the enrolled 
fathers, enrolled in the lists of the senate. Some think upon the 
authority of Livy II., 1, that the address patres conscripti was originally 
patres et conscripti, fathers and those who were enrolled with them, and 
that conscripti was applied to the new members added to the senate on 
the establishment of the commonwealth. — Me esse clementem. The 
more simple, but less expressive form would be esse clemens. 

26. Dissolutum, remiss; a synonyme with negligens, negligent; 
dissolutus, very, or especially negligent, remiss. 

27. Me inertiae; G. 409, II. ; 452, 1. — Inertiae, nequitiae, in- 
action, remissness, synonymes of which the latter is the stronger. 

28. Castra. This is the camp of Manlius at Faesulae in Etruria, 
the headquarters of the conspiracy. See Introduction, p, 138. For dif- 
ference of meaning between castrum and castra, see G. 132. 

29. Faucibus, defiles. —In dies singulos. See Syn. L. C. 399. 

30. Eorum; construe with castrorum, of that camp. — Impera- 
torem, ducem, i. e., Catiline. See Syn. L. C. 145. 

31. Hostium, moenia. See Syn. L. C. 344; 377.— Atque adeo, 
and even. G. 554, 1., 4. 

32. Rei publicae; Dative. — Molientem ; G. 535, 1., 4. 

33. Jam, at once, — Jussero; Fut. Perfect, because the future ac- 
tion denoted by it, must, in point of fact, precede the future action de- 
noted by erit verendum. The Latin in the use of tenses is much more 
exact than the English. — Credo. In irony. — Credo, erit verendum 
mini, I shall have occasion to fear, I suppose, i. e., I shall have no occa- 
sion to fear. Observe that credo is parenthetical, and does not, there- 
fore influence the construction of erit verendum, 

34. Ne non omnes boni ; supply dicant from dicat below, that all 
the good may not say. G. 498, III., note 2. — Serius, too late. G. 444, 1. 

36. Ego; Emphatic. G. 446.— Hoc; object of faciam. It refers 
to si te . . . jussero above. — Factum esse oportuit. See note on in- 
ierfectum esse convenit, line 23 above. — Certa de causa. The reason is 
given in the next two sentences. He evidently desired to wait until the 
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3. Tui similis, like you, i. e., in character. G. 391, II., 4, (2) and 3 
foot-note 2. — Qui fateatur. Subjunctive of Result. G.500; 500, note 

1. — Id, this, i. e., the execution of Catiline. 

4. Quiaudeat; G. 503, I. 

6. Ne possis ; Negative Purpose. G. 497, II. — Commovere te 
contra, to move in hostility to, lit. to move yourself against. A transitive 
verb with a reflexive pronoun is sometimes best rendered into English by 
an intransitive verb. 

8. Fecerunt, have done, i. e., have watched and guarded. Observe 
this special use oifacio, like the English verb to do. 



III., IV. Exhortation to Catiline to abandon his Purpose, 
as his Movements and Plans are all knoion. Attempt 
upon the Life of the Consul. 

9. Etenim, for. — Quod exspectes ; G. 503, 1. 

11. Privata domus. The house of Marcus Laeca, where, two 
days before, Catiline met the most prominent of his partisans, is here 
meant. The meeting was held at night; hence the significance of the 
language in the preceding line — nox tenebris obscurare. — Parietibus. 
See Syn. L. C 377. — Conjurationis = conjuratorum, the abstract for 
the concrete. 

12. Illustrantur, are brought to light, opposed to tenebris obscurare. 
Erumpunt, burst forth, i. e., come forth to public gaze, opposed to 
parietibus continere. 

13. Istam; G. 450. — Mini crede, believe me, i. e., believe what I 
say and take my advice. — Caedis ; G. 406, II. 

14. Luce; G. 417. 

15. Quae ; object of recognoscas. — Recognoscas. Ut is omitted. 
G. 501, L, 1 ; 502, 1. 

16. Meministine. G. 351, 1, note 1.— Ante diem XII . . . No- 
vembres, on the twelfth day before the calends of November, i. c, on the 
twenty-first of October. For the method of obtaining the English date, 
see G. 644, II. Ante diem XII. Kalendas = die duodecimo ante Kalen- 
das, on the twelfth day before, etc. G. 642, III., 3. But the whole expres- 
sion may be regarded as an indeclinable noun in the Ablative of Time. 
G. 642, III., 4; 429. — Novembres; adjective agreeing with Kalendas. 
G. 642, III., 2. 

17. Dicere. The present is here used after meministi in accordance 
with Latin usage, because the memory recalls the past action and con- 
templates it as present. G. 537. 1. — Fore. The subject is Manlium 



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3 below. — Qui dies ; G. 445, 8. — Futurus esset ; Indirect Discourse. 
G. 524. 

18. Ante diem . . . Novembres ; indeclinable noun, predicate nom- 
inative after futurus esset. G. 642, III., 4. — C. Manlius. See note on 
castra, p. 2, line 28. 

19. Num me fefellit, non modo res . . . verum . . . dies, did, not 
to say the fact, hut the day escape me ? Cicero had ascertained not onlj 
the plans of the conspirators, but the very day upon which those plans 
were to be carried into execution. — Non modo, lit., not only, may some- 
times be best rendered not to say, as in this instance. 

21. Id quod, that which, i. e., the fact that not even the day had 
escaped his notice. G. 445, 7. 

22. Dixi ego idem, I said also. G. 451, 3. Idem agrees with ego. 
The object of dixi is the clause, caedem te . . . Novembres. — Contulisse 
in . . . Novembres, had appointed for the fifth day before the Calends of 
November, i. e., for the twenty-eighth of October, the day to which the 
consular election had been deferred. See Introduction, p. 139. Ante 
diem . . . Novembres is an indeclinable noun in the accusative with the 
preposition in. G. 642, III., 4. 

23. Turn cum, when, lit., then when. 

24. Roma ; G. 412, II. — Non tarn — quam, not so much — as. — 
Sui conservandi ; construe with causa, for the purpose of preserving 
themselves. On the form conservandi, see G. 542, 1., note 1. Observe the 
irony with which Cicero excuses this cowardly flight. 

28. Discessu ceterorum, notwithstanding the departure of the 
others. Discessu may be treated as the ablative of time, though, as op- 
posed to tamen, it also involves a concession. — Nostra, qui remansis- 
semus, of us who had remained. The antecedent of qui is nostri, im- 
plied in nostra. G. 445, 6. 

29. Remansissemus ; G. 524. — Caede ; G. 421,111. — Dicebas, 
said repeatedly. Observe the force of the Imperfect. G. 469, II. 

30. Quid ? what t An exclamatory interrogative. It may be 
treated either as an accusative in exclamations or as the object of a verb 
to be supplied, as ais or censes. G. 381.— Cum confideres; G. 521, 
II., 2. — Praeneste, Praeneste, now Palestrina, a strongly-fortified town 
in Latium, sonth-east of Rome. 

32. Jussu ; Ablative of Cause. — Praesidiis ; Abl. of Means. — 
Praesidiis, custodiis, vigiliis. Observe the difference of meaning, 
garrisons, guards, watches. 

36. Tandem, I pray. See note, p. 1 , line 1.— Noctem illam 
superiorem, that former night, i. e., the night before the last, called ou 
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2. Quam te; G. 535, 1., 5. — Dico. Observe its emphatic position 4 
G. 561, 1. 

3. Inter falcarios, into the street of the scythe-makers, lit., among 
the scythe-makers. — In domum, into the house. Domum alone would 
be less definite, to the house. 

5. Socios ; Subject of convenisse. 

8. Ubinani gentium, where in the world. G. 397, 4. 

10. In hoc consilio, in this council, i. e., the senate. 

11. Nostro omnium interitu, the destruction of us all. Omnium 
agrees with the genitive nostri implied in nostro. G. 398, 3. Instead of 
nostro, the genitive nostrum might have been used. 

13. Cogitent; Subj. of Result. G. 503, I. — Hosce. Observe 
the force of ce, these before me, these here. G. 186, 1. — Sententiam 
rogo, / ask their opinion, i. e., I invite them in common with other 
senators to participate in the discussion. This was the usual formula in 
calling for the opinion of senators upon any question under discussion. 
G. 374. 

15. Igitur, then, i. e., to resume. The orator here resumes the 
topic which was interrupted by the exclamation, O dii immortales ! 

16. Distribuisti, you assigned, i. e., to your several accomplices. — 
Quo . . . placeret ; Indirect Question, object of statuisti. G. 529, I. ; 
529, 5> 1). 

17. Romae; G. 425, II. — Relinqueres ; Potential Subjunctive. 
G. 485. 

20. Etiam nunc, even now, i. e., at the time of the remark. These 
words of the direct discourse (paululum mihi est etiam nunc morae) are 
retained in the indirect, instead of being changed to etiam turn, which 
might have been used. — Morae ; Partitive Genitive depending upon 
paululum, which is the subject of esse. — Quod ego viverem; in 
apposition with pauhdum. G. 363, 5. On Mood, see G. 524. — Duo 
equites, two knights, i. e., meinbers of the equestrian order, C. Cornelius 
and L. Vargunteius, according to Sallust, though he calls the latter a sen- 
ator. See Sail. Cat. 28. 

21. Qui liberarent. Explain Mood. G. 503, I. — Tecura. Con- 
struction ? G. 414, 1. — Ilia ipsa nocte. They offered to do it that very 
night, but whether the attempt was actually made on that night, or on the 
following, is still an unsettled question. 

23. Vixdum etiam, scarcely yet. See note on etiam, p. 1, line 2. 
— Coetu. Construction ? G. 431. 

24. Comperi. He obtained his information from Curius. See 
Introduction, p. 138. 

25. Salutatum; G. 546. Distinguished Romans and magistrates 



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4 were in the habit of receiving visits at a very early hour, especially from 
their clients. 

26. Cum venissent ; G. 521, IT., 2. — Multis ac summis, many 
most eminent G. 440, 1, note. 

27. Id temporis = eo tempore; G. 438, 5 ; 378, 2. 

V. An Exhortation to Catiline to leave the City. 

28. Cum sint ; G. 517. — Coepisti. Supply pergere. 

30. Ilia, that, i. e., the one already mentioned. See note on castra, 
p. 2, line 28. 

31. Educ ; G. 238, note 2. — Si minus, if not all, lit., if less, i. e., 
less than all. G. 552, 3. Supply omnes educis. — Quam plurimos ; G. 
170,2, (2). Supply educ. 

32. Metu ; G. 414, I. 

33. Me atque te. This is the usual Latin order in the arrangement 
of pronouns, the first person preceding the second, and the second the 
third. — Murus; See Syn. L. C. 377. — Inter sit ; G. 513, 1. 

34. Feram, patiar, sinam. These three synonymes, to bear, 
suffer, permit, form a climax. The first expresses simply endurance with- 
out assuming any authority, the second endurance with authority, the third 
authority emphatically; I will not permit it. 

35. Habenda est gratia, gratitude is due, lit., is to be had, i. e., 
felt, entertained. See Syn. L. C. 548. — Atque, and especially. G. 554, 
I., 2. — Huic ipsi Jovi, this very Jupiter, i. e., this Jupiter in whose 
temple we are assembled. — Jovi Statori, Jupiter Stator, i. e., Jupiter 
the stayer, so called, according to Livy, because he was supposed to have 
stayed the flight of the Romans under Romulus in their struggle with the 
Sabines. 

1. Rei publicae pestem, a curse to the republic, lit., of. G. 393, 
note ; 396, III. 

2. Toties. Catiline commenced his revolutionary schemes three 
years before. See Introduction, p. 137. — In uno homine, in the case of 
one man, i. e., Catiline, though some suppose Cicero is meant. 

5. Proximis comitiis consularibus, at the last consular election. 
Abl. of Time ; G. 429. This election was held on the 28th of October. 
See Introduction, p. 139. 

6. Campo. The Campus Martius, where the elections were held, is 
meant. Supply Martio. — Competitores tuos. These were D. Junius 
Silanus, L. Licinius Murena, and Servius Sulpicius. Silanus and Murena 
were elected. 

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me, by my own efforts, i. e., without seeking or employing the aid of the 5 
state.— Tibi; G. 386. 

11. Rei publicae, to the republic ; Objective Genitive. G. 393, note ; 
396, III. — Esse conjunctam, was joined. The perfect participle with 
sum, is sometimes thus used to denote the result of a completed action; it 
had been joined with, and as a result remained connected icith. G. 550, 
:aote 2. — Nunc jam, now already. 

12. Universam. Universus denotes the whole as embracing all the 
parts ; totus the whole as a unit without any reference to its parts. See 
totam, line 14 below. 

13. Vitam, the lives. Here the Latin uses the singular, though the 
English requires the plural. 

14. Ad exitium vocas, you doom to destruction, lit., call, etc. 

15. Quod est primum, which is first, i. e., the first and most ob- 
vious thing to do, viz., to put Catiline to death. 

16. Hujus imperii, of this authority, i. e., which I possess, refer- 
ring not merely to the consular authority, but also to the extraordinary 
powers recently conferred upon him by the senate for the safety of the 
state. For construction, see G. 391, II., 4. 

17. Ad, as to, in point of. 

20. Quod ; this pronoun refers to the act of leaving the city, as ex- 
pressed by exieris. For construction, see G. 375. — Jam dudum hortor ; 
G. 467, 2. 

21. Tuorum comitum sentina rei publicae, the dregs of the 
republic (consisting of) your companions. On the use of two genitives 
with the same noun, see G. 398, 2. Comitum is an Appositional Genitive, 
and may be rendered like an Appositive. G. 396, VI. 

23. Quod faciebas, which you were doing, i. e., were preparing to 
do, viz., to leave the city. See p. 4, line 18 ; confirmasti te ipsum jam 
esse exiturum. — Tua sponte ; G. 416 . — Jubet . consul hostem ; a 
much more forcible and emphatic command than te jubeo, as it sets forlh 
on the one hand the authority of Cicero, and on the other the guilt of 
Catiline. 

VI. — VIII. Reasons why Catiline should go into Exile, 

26. Enim,/or, introducing the reasons for the advice which Cicero 
gives. — Quod possit ; G. 503, 1. 

27. Extra, outside of. 

29. Inusta, burned into; a figurative expression, taken, perhaps, 
from the branding of vicious slaves. 

30. Vitae tuae; G. 386. — Privatarum rerum dedecus, dis- 
grace resting upon (lit., of) your private life. Privatae is more compre- 



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5 hensive than do?nesticae, iised in the line above. Privatae res embraces tiflt, 
whole private life, while domeslicae res is confined to that part of it which 
directly affects the family. 

31. Libido, facinus, flagitium. Observe the force of the words 
in this climax. 

33. Quern irretisses, whom you had ensnared. G. 503, 1. 

34. Ad libidinem facem, a torch for his lust. In the streets of 
Rome a slave usually carried a torch before his master at night, to light 
him on his way. The allusion in the text is doubtless to this custom. 
Catiline, Cicero means to say, is leading the young into scenes of debauch- 
ery and crime. 

35. Cum vacuefecisses ; G. 521, II., 2. — Morte, by the death ; 
Abl. of Means, not Time, implying that Catiline murdered her. 

36. Nuptiis. ; Dative. — Alio incredibili scelere, i. e., the mur 
der of his son. 

g 1. Quod; object of praetermitto and subject of sileri. 

2. Nevideatur; Negative Purpose. 

4. Praetermitto . . . omnes, / pass by the complete ruin of your 
fortunes, which. Omnes, though agreeing with quas, really belongs in sense 
to the antecedent. G. 453, 5. 

5. Proximis Idibus, upon the next Ides, i. e., in six days. This 
oration was delivered on the seventh of November, accordingly the next 
Ides would be the thirteenth of the same month. Catiline was heavily in 
debt, and would be called upon on the Ides either to pay at once, or, at the 
latest, on the Calends {i. e., the first) of the following month. 

6. Quae. Subject of pertinent. 

7. Domesticam difficultatem, domestic difficulty, i. e., pecuniary 
embarrassment. 

8. Summam rem publicam, the highest public welfare. 

10. Spiritus, breath. 

11. Jucundus. See Syn. L. C. 216. — Horum, of these, i. e., of the 
senators. — Qui nesciat. The Subjunctive would be required even in 
the direct discourse. G. 503, 1. 

12. Pridie Kalendas; G. 437, 1. — Lepido et Tullo consult 
bus ; Manius Lepidus and Volcatius Tullus, consuls in the year 66 B. C. 

13. Stetisse cum telo, stood armed. He and his accomplices had 
formed the design of assassinating Cotta and Torquatus, the consuls-elect. 
See Introduction, p. 138. —In comitio. The comitium was a part of the 
Roman forum. 

15. Non mentem . . . tuum, no intention or fear on your part. The 
plan failed in consequence of a mistake on the part of Catiline, who gave 
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17. Commissa; subject of sunt, with obscura and non multa as (j 
predicate, neither obscure nor few. — Non multa, not many =few. G. 
637, VIII. 

18. Designatum. Supply consulem. 

19. Petitiones, thrusts, the technical term for the thrusts of the 
gladiator. 

20. Ut . . . viderentur, that it seemed impossible to avoid them, lit., 
that they seemed not to be able to be avoided. — Declinatione et corpore 
— declinatione corporis, technical language drawn from fencing or from 
the gladiatorial combats. The technical character of the language is 
also shown by the words, ut aiunt. 

22. Tibi de manibus ; Latin idiom instead of de manibus tuts. G. 
384, 4, note 2. 

23. Excidit et elapsa est; G. 636, V., 2. 

24. Quae, this ; G. 453. — Abs te ; G. 434, note 2. — Devota sit ; 
Indirect Question. Among the ancients, weapons were sometimes thus 
set apart for some definite use by solemn vows and rites. 

25. Necesse; Predicate adjective with esse, whose subject is de~ 
figere. 

27. Nunc vero, now indeed, in view of what has been said. — Enim, 
for. The impassioned oratory of the preceding chapter now gives place 
to a more calm and argumentative style. 

28. Ut videar; G. 500. — Permotus esse. Why not permotum 
esse ? G. 536, 2, note. — Quo debeo. Supply permotus esse. 

29. Ut misericordia. Supply permotus esse videar. — Quae 
nulla. Quae nulla, more forcible than quae non, may be rendered, none 
of which, or which not at all. G. 457, 3. — Paulo ante, a little while 
ago, just now. 

30. Ex hac tanta frequentia, out of this so large assembly, i. e M 
of senators. 

31. Hoc, this, i. e., to receive no greeting. — Post memoriam, 
within the recollection, lit., after, since. 

32. Vocis contumeliam, the disgrace of an expressed rebuke, lit., 
of the voice. 

33. Judicio taciturnitatis. This refers to the fact that no greet- 
ing welcomed him to his accustomed place in the senate. Observe the 
arrangement of the words : vocis contumeliam, judicio taciturnitatis. G. 
562.— Cum sis oppressus; G. 517.— Quid, quod, what of the 
fact that ? 

34. Ista subsellia, the seats near you ; G. 450. The seats of the 
senators are called subsellia, low seats, in contrast with the high curule 
chair of the consul. — Quod omnes . . . putas. Begin with the interrog- 



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6 ative^wo: With what feeling, pray? The clauses with quod are in ap- 
position with hoc, p. 7, line 1. G. 363, 5. 

35. Tibi ; G. 388, foot-note 1. — Constituti fuerunt. Kevefuerunt 
is used instead of the more common sunt, to suggest that these plans of 
Catiline have been defeated. G. 471, II., 1, 2). 

36. Simul atque, as soon as. G. 554, I., 2, note. 

7 2. Tibi ferendum- Supply esse. G. 388, foot-note 1. — -Servi mei 
Why placed before si f G. 569, III., 1. — Si metuerent ; G. 510. — Isto 
pacto ; more forcible than ita ; Abl. of Manner. — Isto pacto ut, as. 

4. Tibi urbem. Supply relinquendam esse. 

5. Civibus ; dependent upon suspectum and offensum. G. 391. — 
Injuria, unjustly ; Abl. of Manner. 

6. Carere aspectu, to be removed from (lit., to be without} the sight. 
— Aspectu; G.414, I. 

7. Conscientia^'om the consciousness ; Abl. of Cause. 

8. Agnoscas ; G. 517. — Justum, as just, predicate adjective. 

11. Odissent. Why Pluperfect? G. 510; 297, L, 2.— Nec = e* 
non. G. 554, L, 2. 

12. Aliquo, to someplace ; adv. 

13. Nunc. Here Cicero sets forth the real case which, it will be 
observed, is stronger even than the hypothetical one given above. 

14. Jam diu judicat; G. 467, 2. — Nihil; the object of cogitare, 
of which te is the subject. — Parricidio suo, her destruction. The term 
parricidium is chosen, because the country is here personified as the 
parent of us all, parens omnium nostrum. 

15. Hujus auctoritatem, her authority. Hujus = patriae. 

16. Quae, she. G. 453. 

17. Agit, pleads. The country personified is thus represented as 
pleading with Catiline. — Tacita, though silent. G. 442. 

18. Aliquot annis, for some years. G. 429. — Per te, sine te. 
Observe the difference in meaning. 

19. Tibi; dependent upon impunita. G. 391. — Multorum civi= 
um neces. Catiline was a zealous partisan of Sulla during his bloody 
proscriptions. — Vexatio direptioque sociorum ; •*. e., while governoi 
of Africa in the year 67 B.C. See Introduction, p. 137. 

21. Ad negligendas leges valuisti, you have been able to disre 
gard the laws. — Quaestiones, prosecutions. 

22. Superiora ilia, those former deeds, in contrast with the present 
conspiracy. 

24. Me totam, that I, the whole state, in contrast with unum te. 
This and the two following infinitive clauses form the subject of est fe- 
rendum. G. 538. — Qtiidquid increpuerit, whatever may have made a 






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noise, i. e., whenever any noise is heard; hence, on every alarm, however 7 
slight ; a proverbial expression. — Increpuerit ; Subjunctive in Indirect 
Discourse. G. 524. 

26. Abhorreat, is free from. G. 503, 1. 

27. Mini; G. 384, II. ; 386, 2. 

28. Verus, well grounded. Supply timor. 

30. Loquatur, debeat; G. 509. 

31. Impetrare, to obtain her request, expressed above in disced*, 
tripe, etc. — Quid, quod, what of the fact that? Lat. Comp. 482. 

32. In eustodiam dedisti. Persons suspected of treasonable 
designs sometimes placed themselves thus voluntarily in the custody 
of some influential citizen until their guilt or innocence could be estab- 
lished. 

33. Ad 31'. Lepidum, at the house of Manius Lepidus. The usual 
preposition in this sense is apud. Manius Lepidus was consul with Vol- 
catius Tullus in the year 66 B. C. See p. 6, line 12. 

35. Domi meae ; G. 426, 2. — Cum tulisses ; G. 521, 
II., 2. 

36. Me nullo . . . contineremur ; in apposition with responsum. 
G. 363, 5 ; 539, II. — Iisdem parietibus, in the same house, lit., by the 
s\me house-walls. G. 420. — Parietibus, moenibus. See Syn. L. C. 
377. 

1. Qui essem ; G. 517. 3 

2. Contineremur; G. 524. — Q. Metellum. Quintus Metellus 
Celer is meant. He subsequently took an active part in the military prepa- 
rations made against Catiline. See p. 14, line 31. He was consul in the 
year 60 B. C. 

3. Virum optimum. In irony. — M. 3Ietellum; Marcus Metel- 
lus, probably the brother of Q. Metellus Creticus, a friend of Ven-es, praetor 
69 B. C. 

4. Quern tu videlicet . . . putasti. In irony. 

7. Videtur. The subject is the pronoun is, the omitted antecedent 
of qui. G. 445, 6. — Qui judicarit ; G. 503, I. 

8. Custodia; G. 421, III. 

9. Emori, to die, as justice demands. 

11. Multis justis debitisque; Lat. Comp. 166, 3. — Suppliciis; 
Dative ; G. 386, 2. 

12. Refer ad senatum, refer the question to the senate, the usual 
technical expression for the action of the consul in bringing a subject to 
tne notice of the senate. — Id, this, i. e., that the subject be laid before 
the senate. 

13. Hie ordo; 1. e., the senate. — Sibi placere, that it is their 



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8 pleasure, lit., pleases them, a common technical expression in the decrees 
of the senate. — Decreverit; Perf. Subj. for Fut. Perf. Ind. of the direct 
discourse. G. 525, 2. 

15. Id quod; G. 445, 7. — Abhorret a meis moribus; i. e., I 
am too merciful, implying that if the question were referred to the senate 
a decree of banishment would be passed, whereas, without it, Catiline may 
go into voluntary exile. — Ut intelligas ; Object Clause after faciam 
G. 498. 

16. Quid sentiant ; Indirect Question. — Hi, i. c, the senators. 

17. Metu; G. 414, I. — Hanc vocem; i. e., exsilium. 

18. Quid est; uttered after a short pause, during which the silence 
of the senate shows their approval of the consul's course. — Ecquid, at 
all; interrogative adv. 

20. Auctoritatem loquentium, the spoken decree, lit., the authori- 
ty (command) of those speaking. — Loquentium ; this agrees with eorum, 
the omitted antecedent of quorum. 

22. Hoc idem, this same thing, i. e., in exsilium profciscere. — 'P 
Sestio; Publius Sestius, the quaestor, subsequently veiy active in pro 
curing the recall of Cicero from exile. — Si dixissem, intulisset 
G. 510. 

23. M. Marcello. Marcus Marcellus, consul 51 B. C, a bitter op- 
ponent of Caesar, by whom he was pardoned in 46 B. C, upon which 
occasion Cicero delivered his Oration for Marcellus, contained in this 
volume. See p. 84. — Consuli, though consul. 

24. Vim et manus, violent hands, lit., violence and hands. Her- 
diadys; G. 636, III., 2. 

26. Hi, equites Romani, ceterique cives ; subjects of probant, 
decernunt, clamant, understood. Observe that the orator specifies the 
three classes of Roman citizens, those of the senatorial rank (hi, quorum), 
those of the equestrian rank (equites), and the ordinary citizens (ceteri 
cives) i. e., the Senate, the Knights, and the People. 

27. Videlicet cara. In irony. 

30. Studia, manifestations of zeal. G. 130, 2 ; Lat. Comp. 412. « 
Voces, voices, doubtless in approval of the sentiments of the orator.- 
Paulo ante. Perhaps at the words in exsilium proficiscere. 

31. Quorum ego, etc. Begin with the antecedent clause, Eosdem 
facile, etc. — Abs te ; G. 434, note 2. — Jam diu contineo ; G. 467, 2. 

32. Manus ac tela. These words, refer, doubtless, to the armed 
guards stationed by the consul, as private citizens Avere not allowed to 
carry arms. — Ut te prosequantur, to escort you. Citizens going into 
voluntary exile were usually escorted to the city gates by their relatives 
and friends. Cicero sarcastically offers Catiline an armed escort.— 



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Haec, these things, i. e., all these things which we see, buildings, temples, $ 
and, in fine, the city and state itself. 

IX., X. — Catiline is incorrigible. He will go, not into 
JEJxile, but to the Camp of Manlius. 

35. Quamquam, and yet, indicating a sudden transition in the 
course of thought. G. 515, III., note 2. — Ut frangat ; G. 486, II., note. 
— Ulla; G. 457. 

36. Tu ut corrigas. Observe the emphatic position of the pronoun. 
G. 446; 569, III., 1. 

1. Utinam duint; G. 240, 3; 483, 1 and 2. — Istam mentem, 9 
such a purpose, i. e., to go into exile. 

3. Animum induxeris, you should determine. Induxeris, Perf. Subj. 
from Fut. Perf. G. 525,2. — Quanta . . . impendeat ; Indirect Question, 
depending upon video. G. 529, 1.— Tempestas invidae, a storm of hatred ; 
a figurative expression by no means uncommon. — Nobis ; G. 446, note 2. 

4. Si minus, if not. G. 552, 3. — Recenti memoria, from the 
fresh recollection. Abl. of Cause. G. 416. 

5. At, yet. — In posteritatem, for the future. — Est tanti, it is 
worth so much, i. e., the end in view, the safety of the state, is worth all 
this sacrifice. 

6. Sit privata, may be confined to myself, lit., private, personal. G. 
513, 1. — Privata; Pred. Adj. 

7. Ut commoveare ; Subject Clause with est postulandum. 

8. Temporibus, the exigencies. 

9. Utrevocaverit; G. 500; 492, 2. 

10. Pudor, metus, ratio. These words correspond respectively 
. to ut commoveare (that you should be moved, i. e., with shame), ut perti- 

mescas, and ut cedas, in the preceding sentence. 

12. Inimico, ut praedicas, tuo, your enemy as you call me. 
Why inimico rather than hosti ? Lat. Comp. 344. 

14. Si id feceris, if you do this, i. e., go into exile, lit., if you shall 
have done this, Fut. Perf. to denote a future action completed before an- 
other future action, viz., that expressed byferam. See note on fecerunt, 
p. 3, line 8. — Istius, that, i. e., that incurred in consequence of my con- 
nection with you. 

15. Servire, subserve. 

18. Secerne te a bonis. In such cases the preposition is necessary 
before the Ablative of Separation denoting persons. 

19. Impio latrocinio, impious robbery; G. 416. — Ad alienos, 
J ad tuos, to strayigers, to friends. G. 441, 1. 



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9 20o Videaris. Is videor usually personal or impersonal ? G. 534,1. 
note 1, (1). 

21. Quid invitem, why should I invite. G. 486, II. — A quo 
sciam, by whom I know ; Relative clause assigning a Reason, since 1 
know that by you. G. 517. 

22. Qui praestolarentur ; G. 445, 6; 497.— Ad, near. G. 380, 
1. — Forum Aurelium ; a small market town on the Aurelian Way. 

23. Cui; G. 388, 1. Perhaps cui is here used to avoid the frequent 
repetition of a quo. 

24. Aquilam illam argenteam, that silver eagle ; i. e., the well- 
known eagle which C. Marius is said to have had in the Cimbrian War. 
See Sallust Cat. 59. The silver eagle was the standard of the legion. 

25. Esse; construe with. futuram. — Confido, constitutum fuit. 
Why not in the Subj. ? G. 524, 2, 1) . — Cui,/or which, referring to aquilam. 

26. Domi tuae; G. 426, 2. — Sacrarium scelerum tuorum, 
the sanctuary of your crimes. The standard of the legion was kept in a 
small chapel near the tent of the commander. The eagle here mentioned 
was kept by Catiline in his own house, and, as it was to be used for 
criminal purposes, the place where it was kept is called the sanctuary of 
crimes. 

27. Tu ut possis ; G. 486, 2, note.— Ilia, i. e., aquila; G. 414, 1. 

28. A cujus altaribus,_/rom whose altar; altaribus, singular in 
sense. 

33. Haec res, this fact, i. e., his departure to the camp of Manlius, 
as the signal of civil war. — Quandam ; G. 456, 2. 

35. Nunquam . . . modo otium concupisti, not only have you 
never desired peace. 

36. Nactus es, etc. Construe : Nactus es manum improborum con- 
fiatam ex perditis atque derelictis {those utterly forsaken) ab omni non 
modo fortuna, verum etiam spe. 

10 1- Ab fortuna, spe; G. 415, 1., 2. 

3. Hie ; i. e., in the camp of Manlius with your congenial associates 
and followers {improborum manum). — Laetitia ; G. 421, 1. — Gaudiis : 
Abl. of Cause. 

4. Cum, when. G. 521, 1. 

6. Ad hujus vitae studium, for the pursuit of such a life. — 
Meditati sunt, were designed ; Passive. — Qui feruntur, which art 
reported. 

7. Jacere, vigilare ; in apposition with labor es. 

9. Insidiantem; agrees with te, the omitted subject of vigilare. 
Insidiantem somno maritorum illustrates ad obsidendum stuprum, and in 
sidiantem bonis otiosorum illustrates ad facinus obeundum. 






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10. Habes, ubi ostentes, you have an opportunity to show, lit., 10 
where you may shoio. G. 503, I., note 2. 

11. Quibus; refers to /amis, frigoris, inopiae. 

12. Tempore; G. 429. — Turn cum, at the time when. 

13. A consulatu. Why not e consulatu? Because he was kept 
from (a, ab) the consulship, but was not turned out of (e, ex) it, as he 
was never in it. — Reppuli; the approved form instead of repuli. For 
an account of Cicero's resolute bearing at the consular election, see In- 
troduction, p. 139. — Ut posses; Subjunctive of Result after tantum. — 
Exsul, consul, as exile, as consul, in apposition with the omitted subject 
of posses. G. 363, 2 and 3. 

XL, XII. — Reasons for allowing Catiline to leave the City, 
though his Crimes deserve Death. 

17. Nunc, patres conscripti. Cicero now addresses the senate. 
— Ut a me detester ac deprecer, that I may solemnly refute and avert 
from myself. Querimoniam detestari is to answer a complaint by solemn- 
ly calling the gods to witness our innocence and the truth of our state- 
ment, while querimoniam deprecari is to pray earnestly that the complaint 
may no longer be made. 

19. Quaeso ; old form for quaero, chiefly used parenthetically, as in 
this instance. — Quae dicam. Supply ea as the antecedent of quae, 
G. 503, 1. — Animis, mentibus. See Syn. L. C. 355. 

20. Etenim. This properly belongs to the conclusion of this con- 
ditional sentence, but as the condition with the quotation which it con- 
tains extends to the end of the chapter, that which would otherwise have 
been the conclusion is made an independent sentence at the beginning 

] of the next chapter : His . . . respondebo. This personification of the 
country, calling her servant Cicero to account for his doings, has been 
much admired. 

21. Vita mea multo ; G. 417 ; 423. 

22. Loquatur; G. 509.— Tulli; G. 51, 5.— Tune; tu subject of 
patiere, ne interrogative particle. 

25. Evocatorem servorum. Catiline seems at first to have in- 
tended to enlist the slaves in his cause, but he subsequently abandoned 
the plan. 

27. Immissus in urbem; because he may be expected to return 
to the city with an armed force. 

29. Mactari, to be visited, punished. After impero, Cicero uses the 
infinitive only in the passive. The common construction is the Subjunc- 
tive with ut, ne, etc. 



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10 30. Mosne majorum ? Supply te impedit. The country personi 

fied proceeds to consider the three excuses which the consul might urge 
for not having put Catiline to death : the custom of his ancestors, the 
laws, and the dread of unpopularity. — At . . . multarunt. The answer 
to the first ground of defence. — Persaepe privati. We have undoubt- 
edly a rhetorical exaggeration in the use of persaepe and of the plurai 
privati. The only illustration which Cicero gives us is P. Scipio, pontifex 
maximus. See p. 1, line 20. 

31. An leges. The second ground of defence, that the laws — the 
Valerian, the Porcian, and the Sempronian — forbade that a Roman citizen 
should be put to death without the sanction of the people. — Quae ro- 
gatae sunt, which have been enacted. Legem rogare is the common for- 
mula in putting the question on the passage of a law : hence to enact a 
law. 

32. At nunquam. The answer to the second ground of defence.- 
"But," says the country, "those who have withdrawn their allegiance 
from the state are no longer citizens." 

34. Praeclaram vero . . . gratiam, remarkable gratitude in truth 
you show ; in irony. See Syn. L. C. 548, 3. 

35. Per te cognitum, known by yourself alone, i. e., by your own 
exertions, instead of being recommended to popular favor by illustrious 
ancestiy. Cicero was the first of his family who attained any of the 
higher offices of state. 

36. Tarn mature, so early. Cicero was elected to the consulship 
at the age of forty- two, the earliest age at which any citizen was eligible 
to that high office. 

H 1. Summum imperium ; i. e., the consulship. — Per omnes 

gradus ; i. e„ the quaestorship, aedileship, praetorship, and consulship 
4. Severitatis invidia, unpopularity incurred by severity ; lit., q/ 
severity. 

7. Invidiae incendio conflagraturum. A figurative expression 
suggested by tecta ardebunt. 

8. His . . . respondebo. See note on etenim, p. 10, line 20. — Eo 
rum mentibus, the thoughts of those. 

9. Hoc idem ; f. e., that Catiline ought to be put to death. 

10. Optimum factu, the best thing to do. — Optimum ; G. 373, 1 
note 2. — Factu; G. 547.— Judicarem, non dedissem, if I judged, 
(both then and now), / should not have given. The Imperfect is used in the 
condition, in preference to the Pluperfect, to show that his judgment still 
remains unchanged. G. 510; 510, note 1. 

11. Catilinam . . . multari; in apposition with hoc. — Gladia ll( 
tori ; a term of reproach. 



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13. Saturnini et Graccliorum. See p. 1, line 21, and p. 2, lines 11 
M and 17; also notes on P. Scipio, p. 1, line 20; on C. Gracchus, p. 2, 
line 1-i; and C. Mario, p. 2, line 16. — Flacci. See note on M. Fulfills, 

p. 2, line 15. — Superiorum eomplurium, of many men of former 
times. 

14. Sed etiam honestarunt, but even distinguished themselves. 

15. A'erendum . . . erat, I had no reason to fear. G. 388. 

16. Parrieida; Abl. Absol. — Invidiae ; Partitive Genitive with 
quid. 

17. Quod si, but if. G. 453, 6. — Ea ; ». e., invidia. — "Si impen- 
deret. Observe that hoc animo semper fui is only in appearance the con- 
clusion from this condition ; the real conclusion is hoc animo essem, readily 
supplied from it. 

18. Hoc animo; Abl. of Characteristic. — Ut invidiam . . . pu- 
tarem, to regard (that I regarded) unpopularity incurred by virtue as 
glory, not unpopularity. 

20. Qui videant. G. 503, I. 

22. Qui aluerunt, and these have confirmed, an independent state- 
ment with the Indicative, and not, like qui videant, a mere relative clause 

letining an indefinite antecedent. G. 453. 

23. Xon credendo, by not believing, i. e., by not crediting the 
:harges against Catiline. 

24. Xon solum improbi . . . imperiti, not only the bad, but also 
*he ignorant. Improbi and imperiti, used substantively, are in apposition 
nrith multi. G. 361. 

25. Si in nunc animadvertissem, if I had punished him, a com- 
mon technical expression, lit., had turned my attention to (against) him. 
Here the condition {animadvoiissem) relates to past time, but the conclu- 
sion {dicerent) belongs to the present. G. 510, note 1. 

26. Regie, tyrannically. The Eomans under the commonwealth, 
.vith their traditional hatred of kings, often used the term in this sense. — 
Quo intendit. Supply pervenire. — Quo, ichither, i. e.> in Manlianm 
\wstra. 

27. Pervenerit. Mood and Tense? What would be used in th« 
Direct Discourse ? G. 525, 2. 

29. Hoc uno; i. e., Catiline. 

30. Hanc pestem; i. e., the conspiracy. — Paulisper reprimi 
. . comprimi posse ; may be checked for a short time, not suppressed 

forever. 

31. Se ejecerit. Supply ear urbe. — Ejeeerit; Put Perf., because 
he action is to be completed at the time denoted by exstinguetur. 

33. Xaufraaos, ruined followers, lit.. &hxau*r*>jiluxL 



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XIII. Conclusion. 



36. Jam diu; *. e., from the time when Catiline, three years before 

presented himself as a candidate for the consulship. 

12 1. Nescio quo pacto, in some way. This modifies erupit, the prin 

cipal verb. G. 529, II., 5, 3). 

2. Omnium scelerum maturitas, the full development of al 
crimes. 

3. Ex tanto latrocinio,/rom so large a band of robbers ; the at 
stract for the concrete. 

5. Cura, metu. Abl. of Separation. 

6. In venis atque in visceribus, in the veins and in the vitals. 
By a natural metaphor, the state is here represented as a human bodj 
Observe the repetition of the preposition in, which has nearly the same 
effect as in English. 

7. Aegri morbo gravi, sick with a severe disease. G. 416. 

10. Hie morbus, qui est, etc. Why not hie morbus in re public 
as in English ? Lat. Comp. 417 ; 420. 

11. Vivis reliquis, if the rest (of the conspirators) remain alive. 
Abl.Absol. G.431,2. 

12. Secedant; Subj. of Desire. G. 483. — A bonis. See note on 
secerne te a bonis, p. 9, line 18. 

13. Id quod . . . dixi, as (lit., that which) I have already often said. 
Id is in apposition with the clause, muro denique discernantur a nobis. 
G. 445, 7. 

15. Circumstare . * . praetoris urbani; i.e., to intimidate him in 
the discharge of his duties. The praetor urbanus had jurisdiction in ju- 
dicial questions between citizens, while cases in which one or both of the 
parties were foreigners were referred to the praetor peregrinus. 

16. Malleolos, fire-darts. In form these weapons resembled ham- 
mers, hence the name. They were made up largely of pitch and tow, and 
were set on fire before they were hurled. 

17. Sit inscriptum, let it be written ; Subj. of Desire. Here the at- 
tention is directed, not so much to the act of writing, as to the result of 
that act, hence the Perfect tense. The subject of sit inscriptum is the 
Indirect Question, quid . . . sentiat. G. 529, 5, 1). 

19. Tantam . . . fore diligentiam ; in apposition with hoc. 

24. Hisce ominibus, with these omens, i. e., with such prospects as 
those indicated in the last sentence. 

25. Cum tua . . . pernicie, with your own ruin and destruction(mre), 
27. Tu, Juppiter. As this oration was delivered in the temple of 

Jupiter Stator, these words were doubtless addressed to the statue of 



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that goct — Qui es constitutes, tohose ivorship was established, lit., who 12 
wast established. Haec urbs is the subject of constituta est, to be supplied. 
-Ilsdem . . . auspieiis, with the same auspices icith ichich this city was 
founded. During a fierce battle with the Sabines, Eomulus is said to have 
rowed a temple to Jupiter, under the title of Jupiter Stator, if he would 
stay the flight of the Romans. 

29. Statorem, the stay, or defender, au application of one the names 
of the god, Jupiter Stator. — Huno, this one, i. e., Catiline. 

31. Homines ; object of mactabis. 

32. Inimicos, hostes. How do these words differ in meaning? 
Lat. Cornp. 314. 

34. Vivos inortuosque. Observe that a future existence is as- 
sumed as certain. 



SECOND ORATION AGAINST CATILINE, DELIVERED BEFORE THE 
PEOPLE IN THE FORUM, ON THE EIGHTH OF NOVEMBER, 
63 B. C* 

ANALYSIS. 
I. Introduction. I. 
n. Cicero's Defence: 

1. Against the Charge of too Great Leniency in having 
allowed Catiline to leave the City. II. — V. 

2. Against the Charge of too Great Severity in haying 
driven Catiline into Exile. VL, VII. 

m. The Forces of Catiline. VIII. — X. 

rv. The Forces of the Republic in Contrast with these. XI. 
V. Conclusion. XII., XIII. 



I, Introduction. Cicero congratulates the People on the 
Departure of Catiline. 

1. Quirites, citizens. This term designates Roman citizens in then 
civil capacity. 

4. Vel ejecimus, vel . . . vel. G. 554, II., 2. The orator speaks as 
If in doubt how to designate the part which he has acted in bringing 
about the departure of Catiline. Ejicio is to drive away, emitto to allow 
to go ; while ipsum egredientem verbis prosequor is not only to allow to 



* See also Introduction, p. 140. 



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13 go, but to escort to the gate. See note on Ut te prosequantur, p. 8, line 
32. But, instead of the usual kind farewell, the words (verbis) here re- 
ferred to are words of execration. Perhaps verbis refers to the closing 
paragraph in the first oration ; Hisce o minibus, etc. — Ipsum egredien- 
tem, going of his own accord, lit., going himself. 

5. Abiit . . . erupit. A climax expressive of exultant joy. The 
asyndeton adds to the effect. G. 636, I., 1. Abeo, to go away, gives the 
simple idea of departure, excedo, to withdraw, adds the idea of escape, 
evadere, to escape, is used especially of flight by night, or in secret, and 
erumpere, to break away, involves the use of violent or forcible means. 

6. A monstro illo, by that monster, i. e., by Catiline. — Moenibus 
ipsis, against the city itself. Moenia, properly designating the walls of a 
city, is sometimes used of the city itself. 

8. Sine controversia, without doubt. 

9. Non jam, no longer, lit., not note, i. e., as before. — Sica ilia. 
Mentioned on p. 6, line 22 ; Quoties tibijam extorta est sica ista de mani- 
bus. 

10. In canipo ; i. e., in the Campus Martins. See p. 5, line 6. — In 
foro. See p. 6, line 12 ; te pridie Kalendas Januarias stetisse in comitio 
cum telo. The comitium, it must be remembered, was a part of the 
Forum. — In curia. See p. 12, line 15 ; Desinant obsidere cum gladiis 
curiam. — Intra domesticos parietes, within the walls of our houses, 
referring to the plot to assassinate Cicero in his own house. See p. 4, 
line 22. 

11. Pertimescemus ; intransitive. — Loco motus est, was dis- 
lodged from his position, i. e., from the strong position which he held be- 
fore ; a military expression. G. 414, II. 

12. Nullo impediente; Abl. Absol. Why is nullus used instead 
of nemo f G. 457, 2. 

14. Ex occultis . . . latrocinium, from secret plots into open rob- 
bery. Occultis with insidiis is nearly or quite pleonastic, but is used to 
balance apertum. See Lat. Comp. 615 ; 615, V. 

15. Quod vero. Vero (but) is the general connective of the whole 
sentence, while quod (because or that) only connects its own clause to esse 
afflictum et profligatum. Construe thus ; Vero quanto . . . putatis, quod 
non . . . extidit, quod . . ,. egressus est, etc. — Quod non . . . extulit, be- 
cause he did not carry away his dagger bloody, i. e., because he had not 
made it bloody by assassinating Cicero. Observe the emphatic position of 
omentum, which has the force of a predicate adjective. The same remark 
also applies to vivis, incolumes, and stantem. 

16. Vivis nobis; Abl. Absol. 

17. Ei e manibus. See note on tibi de manibus, p. 6, line 22. 



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18. Incolumes. See Syn. L. C. 321. 13 

21. Retorquet oculos, e faucibus ereptam. Catiline is here 

compared to a wild beast which looks wishfully back at the prey which 

has been rescued from it. 

1. Quam . . . ereptam esse, whose rescue from his jaws he mottrns, 14 
lit., tchich to have been snatched from his jaws he mourns. The clause 
cannot, of course, be literally rendered ; we may, however, say, which he 
mourns to see snatched from his jaws. — Quae quidem laetari mini 
videtur ; contrasted with quam e . . . luget. — Quae ; i. e., haec urbs. 

2. Quod evomuerit. The city's reason for rejoicing. Hence the 
Subj. G. 516, II. 

II. — V. Cicero's Defence against the Charge of too Great 
Leniency in having allowed Catiline to leave the City. 

4. Quales . . . oportebat. This remark, though parenthetical, is 
very significant. The force of the Imperfect should be especially no- 
ticed, as expressing an obligation belonging both to the past and to the 
present; as all ought to have been, i. e., during the whole time. By this 
remark, Cicero suggests the first point in his defence, because, had all 
been such, Catiline's arrest and execution would have been an easy 
matter. The great difficulty in the case was the fact that the senators 
were divided in opinion on that question. 

5. In hoc ipso, in this very thing, explained by quod . . . emiserim. 

6. Quod . . . comprehenderim. Upon whose authority is this 
reason assigned ? G. 516, II. "What would be the force of the Indica- 
tive? G. 516. 

7. Non . . . mea culpa. By a common ellipsis, admissible both in 
Latin and in English, this appears as the conclusion of the condition, si 
gut's, etc. The real conclusion, however, is something like this : My 
defence is this, or I reply. — Culpa ; Predicate noun. 

8. Temporum. Supply culpa.— Interfectum esse . . . affectum ; 
G. 636, V., 2. 

9. Idque, and this, i. e., the execution of Catiline. — A me. Why 
not the Accus. ? G. 374, note 4. 

10. Hujus imperii. See note on hujus imperii, p. 5, line 15. — Res 
publica, the public weal. 

11. Postulabat ; G. 463, 1. —Qui . . . non crederent, who did not 
believe. See p. 11, lines 20 to 25. G. 503, 1. 

12. Defenderent. Supply ea. 

13. Illo sublato; Abl. Absol. ; by his (Catiline's) removal. 

14. Non modo invidiae . . . periculo. not onlu at th* ->*»".«& nf*.m 



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li popularity, but at the peril of life. Observe that with invidiae, pcricul: 
should be rendered risk, but with vitae, peril. — Invidiae meae, ?it., my 
unpopularity, may be rendered unpopularity to me, or simply as above, 
unpopularity. — Periculo ; Abl. of Manner. 

16. Ne vobis quidem , . probata, as the fact (i. e., the existence 
of a conspiracy) even then was not proved to all even of you (to you all) — 
Ne vobis quidem ; G. 569, III., 2. — Re probata ; Abl. Absol. 

17 o Si morte multassem, if I should punish with death. Multas- 
sem, changed from the Fut. Perf. of the Direct Discourse. G. 525, 2. — 
Pore ut non possem. Why is this circumlocution here used ? G. 
537, 3, note 1. 

18. Rem hue deduxi, / brought the matter to this point. 

21. Quern quidem . . . putem, and indeed how greatly 1 think this 
enemy, etc. Indirect Question, object of intelligatis. — Quam vehe- 
menter. Ironical. — Putem. See Syn. L. C. 576. 

22. Intelligatis ; Subjunctive in a Subject Clause, with ut omitted, 
subject of licet, the leading verb of the sentence. — Hinc, from this, viz., 
quod etiam moleste fero. 

23. Quod exierit. The Subjunctive rests the statement upon re- 
port, and not upon the authority of the speaker. — Parum comitatus, 
too little attended, or more freely, with too fexo attendants. According to 
Plutarch, Catiline went to the camp of Manlius with a force of three 
hundred armed men, but this estimate probably includes those who were 
to meet him at Forum Aurelium. See p. 9, line 22. 

24. Utinam eduxisset; G. 483, 1 and 2. — Tongilium, Publi- 
cium, Munatium. These men are known only as worthless characters, 
and as the companions of Catiline. 

25. Mini ; Ethical Dative, here used in sarcastic irony. G. 389. — 
In praetexta, in boyhood, i. e., in the boyhood of Tongilius. The toga 
praetexta was the gown worn by boys until they assumed the toga virilis 
at the age of seventeen. 

26. Aes alienum, debt, lit., copper (i. e., copper money) belonging tc 
another. 

27 o Nullum rei „ . . motum . . . poterat. The petty debts of thes. 
men would not make them reckless and desperate. — Reliquit quos 
viros ! Catiline left his best men in Rome. Many of them were over- 
whelmed in debt (quanto aere alieno) and therefore reckless. Many were 
also influential (valentes) and of noble birth (nobiles). — Rei publicae; 
Indirect object of afferre. 

28. Aere alieno; Abl. of Characteristic. G. 419, II.— Nobilen 
jgoe Syn. L. C. 233. 

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nibus, in comparison icith our Gallic legions, i. e., our legions in Cisalpine 14 
Gaul. G. 331, note 1. Construe in this order: Itaque prae Gallicanis 
legionibus . . . comparantur, ego magno opere contemno ilium exercitum 
collectum, etc. 

31. Quern Q. Metellus habuit, which Q. Metelhis made, lit., had 
held. Quintus Metellus Celer, the praetor, had been recently sent ink. 
Picenum and the Gallic province to levy troops. The Gallic province 
acre referred to was situated on the Adriatic Sea, between Cisalpine 
Gaul and Picenum. 

33. Magno opere, greatly, also written as one word, magnopere. 

34. Ex agresti luxuria, from rustic luxury, for from luxurious 
rustics ; the abstract for the concrete. 

35. Vadimonia deserere . . . exercitum, to forfeit their bail 
rather than to leave that army. Vadimonia deserere is to fail to appear in 
court on the appointed day of trial, and thus to forfeit bail. 

36. Quibus ego . * . si = qui . . . si Us ego. — Non modo aciem, 
not to say the array. 

I. Edictum praetoris, the edict of the praetor. The praetor urba- \% 
nus, on entering upon the duties of his office, ordinarily issued a decree 
setting forth the principles which would govern him in his decisions. 
This edict would naturally set forth the consequences of forfeiting bail. 

— Hos ; Object of eduxisset. 

3. Qui fulgent purpura, who shine in purple ; i. e., senators and 
knights. The toga of the former was distinguished by a broad purple 
stripe or border {clavus latics) ; that of the latter by a narrow stripe 
{clavus angustus) . —Zlallcm. . . . eduxisset, I toould wish (lit., prefer) 
that he had taken loith hi::y as his soldiers. G. 499, 2. 

8. Esse nobis. Supply pertimescendum. G. 388. 

6o Hoc, on this account ; Abl. of Cause, explained by the clause, 
quod . . . sentiunt. 

7. Cogitent, scire, sentiunt. What is the direct object of each 
of these verbs ? — Sentiunt. See Syn. L. C. 576. 

8. Cui oit Apulia attributa. According to Sallust, Catilino 
assigned Apulia to C. Julius. But see Third Oration, p„ 30, line 16. 

9. Quis habeat Etruriam ; i. e., Manlius. — Quis agrum Pice- 
awm; i. e., a certain Septimius of Umbria, according to Sallusto We arc 
not told to whom the Gallic district was assigned. 

10. Quis . . . insidias caedis . . .depoposcerit. Cicero probably 
has L. Cassius in mind. See Third Oration, p. 30, lines 14 and 15 ; L. Cas- 
sium, qui sibi procurationem incendendae urbis depoposcerat. Sallust, how- 
ever, names three in this connection — Cethegus, Gabinius, aud Statilius. 

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15 held at the house of Laeca, called also in the First Oration noctem Ulan 
superiorem. See p. 3, line 36 ; also p. 4, lines 15 to 27. 

12. Patefeci. Supply ea, referring to consilia. 

13. Hi quid. Observe the emphatic position of hi before the in- 
terrogative quid. — Ne, indeed, truly ; the approved form for nae. 

15. Futuram. Supply esse. 

16. Quod exspectavi, that for which I have been waiting. The an 
tecedent of quod is ut vos . . . videretis. — Ut videretis ; Object Clause. 
G. 498, II. ; 495, 1. — Vos omnes. Why not vestrum omnes t G. 397, 2, 
note. 

18. Nisi si, except if, render unless. — Catilinae similes, those like 
Catiline. G. 391, II., 4. 

19. Putet; G. 503, I. — Lenitati; Dative of Possessor. 

21. Exeant ; Subj. of Desire. This line explains unum in the pre • 
ceding line. — Desiderio sui, with grief at their absence. Lesiderium m 
a longing for, mingled with grief at the loss or absence of. Desiderio, Abl. 
of Cause; sui, Objective Genitive, referring to the subject oipatiantur. 

22. Miserum tabescere, to pine away in misery. Miserum, though 
an adjective agreeing with Catilinam, may be thus rendered like an ad- 
verb. G. 443, note 1, (1). — Iter, via. See Syn. L. C. 156. — Aurelia 
via; Abl. of Means. This road led along the coast of Etruria to Pisa. 
Catiline went by this x-oute to the camp of Manlius. 

24. Rem publicam ; G. 381. — Si quidemejecerit; Subjunctive 
in Conditional Sentence. G. 509 ; 507, 3, note 2. 

25. Exhausto. This word is appropriate in connection with the 
figure contained in sentinam. 

28. Quis veneficus, what poisoner. Quis, though more commonly 
used substantively, may be used adjectively, when, as in this case, the in- 
quiry relates, not to the character of the person or thing, but to the per- 
son or thing itself. Thus quis veneficus is not what kind of a poisoner, 
but what poisoner, i. e., which one. Secret poisoning was by no means 
uncommon at Rome. — Tota Italia; G. 425, II., 2. 

30. Circumscriptor, defrauder, especially one who deceives and 
defrauds the young. 

32. Se cum Catilina familiarissime vixisse, that he has lived 
on most intimate terms with Catiline.— 'Son ; construe with fateatur. 

33o Per hosce annos, during these years, i. e., for a few years paac, 
Eosce restricts the period to the years which are now passing, or have 
just passed. 

34. Per ilium, through his agency. G. 415, I., note 1. 

35. Jam vero, hct again = moreover. — Juventutis illecelta-a 
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36. Alios, aliorum, some, of others. — Amabat ; G. 469, II. 15 

1» ALUs, aliis; Indirect object of pollicebatur. — Fructum, the 1Q 

gratification. 

2. Impellendo, by inciting them, i. e., by inciting the children to 
murder their parents for the property. In English, the thought may be 
better expressed by participles : not only urging them on, but also aiding 
them. 

4o Ex? agris, from the country. See Syn. L. C. 245. 

7. Opressus; Participle limiting nemo. 

8. Adsciverit ; G. 503, 1. ; 495, VI. 

9. Ut possitis. This Subjunctive expresses the purpose of an ac- 
tion readily supplied, as hoc dicam, I will say this, viz., nemo est, etc. — 
In dissimili ratione, in different relations in life, i. e., in different 
spheres or situations in life. 

10. Nemo in ludo gladiatorio = nullus gladiator. In the gladi- 
atorial schools, slaves were trained under the direction of professional 
masters for the gladiatorial contests. — Paulo audacior, a little more 
audacious than zisual. G. 444, 1. 

11. Intimum Catilinae, a most intimate friend of Catiline. G. 
441, 1. — Nemo in scaena. Actors in Rome were generally freedmen 
or slaves. 

12. Sodalem, boon companion. This is more specific than intimum, 
and refers especially to companionship in pleasure and enjoyment. 

14. Exercitatione, by the practice ; Abl. of Means. — Frigore . . . 
perferendis, to endure cold, etc., lit., accustomed (assuefactus), trained in 
enduring cold, etc. Abl. of Specification. In such cases, however, the 
Latin admits the Dat., or the Ace. with ad, instead of the Abl. 

15. Ab istis ; i. e., by the companions and admirers of Catiline. G. 
450, 1, note. — Cum consumerento*; Subj. of Concession. — Indus- 
trial subsidia . . . virtutis, aids of industry and means of virtue, i. e., 
this power of endurance, referred to in frigore et fame . . . perferendis, 
which might have been so useful in an active (industriae) and virtuous 
(virtutis) life, was utterly wasted (consumerentur) . 

18» Hunc vero. With these words Cicero resumes the thought 
from which he digressed on page 15, line 26, to characterize Catiline. — 
Secuti erunt; G. 473, 2. — Sui comites; i. e., his associates and ac- 
complices who remained in Rome after the departure of Catiline. 

19. O nos beatos. This exclamation, it will be observed, is the 
conclusion of the condition si . . . comites, si . „ . greges, and is much more 
emphatic than the declarative form, enmus beati, would have been. On 
the construction of nos, see G. 381. 

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22. Audaciae, audacity. Cicero uses the plural because he is 
speaking of the audacity, not of one man, but of many men, as shown by 
hominum in the preceding line. — Nisi caedes, except (lit., if not) mur- 
ders* Caedes is the object of cogitant, to be supplied. 

24. Obligaverunt, they have mortgaged. — Res, property. 

25. Fides, credit. — Quae . . . abundantia, which they had while 
in affluence, i. e., before tbey wasted their property. With erat supply Us, 
was to them = had. — Nuper, lately, i. e., since Catiline's recent defeat at 
the consular election. 

26. Alea. Games of chance were forbidden at Rome, except during 
the festival of the Saturnalia. — Si . , . comissationes solum . . . quae- 
rerent ; i. e., if they aimed only at revelling and debauchery, and did not 
also aim at the overthrow of the state. 

27. Illi quidem ; G. 450, 4, note 2. 

28. Desperandi, sed tamen ferendi, hopelessly lost, but yet en- 
durable, i. e., they would, indeed, be beyond hope of reformation, but yet 
endurable, because not dangerous to the state. 

29. Possit; Potential Subjunctive ; G. 485. — Inertes, listless, con- 
trasted with, fortissimis, as homines is contrasted with viris. See Syn. L. 
C. 239, II. — Inertes . . . insidiari ; in apposition with hoc. 

30. Prudentissimis ; used substantively as the Indirect Object of 
insidiari, to be supplied, of which stultissimos is the subject. 

31. Accubantes, reclining. The Eomans did not sit at table, but 





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table, and were intended each to accommodate three persons The l(j 
waiters served at the fourth side of the table. The diagram on the pre- 
ceding page represents the Roman table M, on three sides of which are 
placed the couches A, B, and C, each accommodating three persons. 

32. Sertis, unguentis. Cicero doubtless, intends to speak of the 
excessive use of garlands and perfumes as indicating luxury and indul- 
gence. — Obliti ; from oblino. 

33. Eructant, talk of, lit., belch forth, i. e., make known when in- 
toxicated ; an appropriate term in connection with vino languidi, conferti 
cibo. 

35. Quibus, them. G. 453 ; 386. 

2. Sanare. Supply eos. — Non breve nescio quod tempus, not 17 
some brief period. — Nescio quod tempus = quoddam tempus, some 
time. G. 529, 5, 3). 

3. Propagarit. Observe the force of the Fut. Perf. G. 473, 1. 

5. Omnia externa, all things abroad. — Sunt; construe with pacata. 

6. Unius, of one man, i. e., Cn. Pompey, whose campaigns against 
the pirates, and against Mithridates and Tigranes, had been crowned with 
signal success. — Terra marique; G. 425, II. , 2. 

7. Intus. Observe its emphatic position in contrast with externa. 

8. Hostis, the enemy, not an enemy. — Nobis certandum est, we 
must contend, lit., it is to us to be contended. G. 234 ; 301, 2 ; 383. 

10. Inimicitias. See note on audaciae, p. 16, line 22. 

11. Quacumque ratione ; supply fieri potest, in whatever way it 
can be done, i. e., in every possible way. —Quae resecanda erunt, which 
it shall be necessary to remove, lit., lohich shall be to be cut off. 

14. Permanent. This verb is here used literally with in urbe, but 
figuratively with in eadem mente. — Ea quae merentur ; i. e. 9 capital 
punishment. G. 529, II., note 1, 2)» 

VI., VII. Cicero's Defence against the Charge of too 
Great Severity in having driven Catiline into Exile. 

15. A me, Catilinam. Observe position. G. 561, 1, and II. 

16. Quod ego si . . . possem, if 1 were able to accomplish this by a 
juord, i. e., by a mere word or threat. — Quod, this, lit., which, i. e., to 
drive into exile. G. 453. Observe the force of the Imperf. Subj. in possem 
and ejicerem. G. 510, note 1. 

17. Videlicet. Ironical. The irony extends, indeed, to the whole 
sentence. 

18. Permodestus, very modest, with perhaps the accessory idea of 
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17 19. Simulatque, as soon as. G. 554, 1. ,2, note.— Ireinexsilium 

jussus est. See p. 8, line 17. . , 

21. Hesterno die. Cicero proceeds to give an account of the oc- 
currences which led to the departure of Catiline. — Cum paene inter- 
fectus essem, when I had narrowly escaped being killed. G. 521, II., 2, 
See also p. 4, lines 20 to 27. 

22. Aedem. Difference in meaning between the singular and the 
plural? G. 132. — Jovis Statoris. See note on Jovi Statori, p. 4, line 
35. — Rem omnem . . . detuli ; i.e., in the First Oration against Cati- 
line. That oration was delivered, it will be remembered, in the Temple 
of Jupiter Stator. See note on rmmitissimus locus, p. 1, line 5. 

23. Quo cum . . . venisset, when Catiline came in, lit., whither 
had come. — Quo, whither or thither = in aedem. 

24. Appellavit, addressed. See Syn. L. C. 184, 1.— Ita ut, as, lit., 
thus, as. Ita is explained by ut perditum civem. 

26. Ejus ordinis, of that order, i.e., of the senate. See p. 6, lines 
33 to 36. 

28. Hie, hereupon. — Vehemens ille consul. In irony. See 
line 15 above. 

30. Fuisset. Is the interrogative particle expressed or omitted ? 
G. 353, 2.— Necne, or not. G. 353, 2, note 3. 

31. Homo audacissimus, though a most audacious man; an ap- 
positive with a concessive force. 

32. Quid . . . egisset ; Indirect Question, object of edocui. — 
Quid in proximam constituisset. This refers probably to the 
intended murder of Cicero. 

33. Quern ad modum, into hat manner; often written quemadmo- 
dum. — Ei, by him. G. 388, 1. 

34. Cum teneretur, when he stood speechless, lit., was held, i.e., 
was so overwhelmed by the fact that his plans were known to the consul, 
that he was completely powerless. 

35. Eo quo . . . pararet, to that place to which he had long been 
preparing to go. In the Direct Discourse, eo quo . . . paras would have 
been used. G. 467, 2. Why is paras changed to pararet? G. 493, 1 ; 
524, 526. 

36. Secures, fasces. These were among the insignia of consular 
authority which Catiline was preparing to assume. The consul, when 
in command of an army, was attended by twelve Lictors bearing the 
fasces, which were bundles of rods, containing each an axe (securis). 

18 1. Aquilam i 11am argenteam, etc. See p. 9, lines 24 to 27.— 
Sacrarium. See note on sacrarium scelerum tuorum, p. 9, line 26. 

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tquilam, while praemissa is to be supplied with arma and signa, praemis- 18 
sas with secures and tubas, and praemissos ^'\\h fasces. G. 439. — In ex- 
s ilium ejiciebam, teas I attempting to drive into exile? G. 351, 3; 
469, 1. 

4. Etenim, credo. In irony. — In agro Faesulano, in the dis- 
trict of Faesulae. This was in Etruria. See in Etruriae faucibus, p» 2, 
line 28. 

7. MassiliauQ, Marseilles. Catiline and his friends reported that h« 
was going to Marseilles. — Ut aiunt, as they say. See sunt qui dicant, p. 
17, line 15. 

5. Haee castra, this camp. The same camp which is called ilia 
castra above, lino C, is here called haec castra, thi3 camp, because it has 
just been mentioned. G. £50, 

10o 3* periimuerit; Fut. Perf. where we use the Future. G. 
473,2. 

£2. Periculis meis, by my perils, i. e,, the perils incurred by Cicero 
ill his attempts to suppress the conspiracy. 

14 o Ster ; Object of conveHerit. 

IB. Non ille. Here begins me conclusion. Me is tho subject of 
dicciui'. — SiQOliatus. Supply esse, as also with obstupef actus, per territus, 
etc 

18. A. consulc Vi et miiais. Why is the preposition used with 
consule, and not with vi and minis ? Gc 420 ; 415, I. — Si hoc fe- 
cerifc, if he shall do this, i. e., pertimzc&rit, mutaverit, etc. The conclusion 
is crunt qui, etc. 

21c Est mini tanti, it is worth r.vy while. The subject of est is the 
clause hujus invidiac . . . set&Vv. — Tanti; Genitive of Price. G. 404, 
note 1. 

22. Dum modo depellatnr $ G. 513, 1. — A vobis, from you. 

23. Dicatur; Subj. of Desire. G. 484, H. 

26. Invidiae . . . causa, for the sake of lightening my unpopularity. 
— Ut Li. Catilinam . , . audiatis. This would prove the correctness 
of Cicero's accusations, and thus, by justifying his course, diminish his 
unpopularity. — Ut audiatis ; Subjunctive in an Object Clause after 
optabo. G. 498, 1. 

27. Triduo; G. 429. 

28. Ne mini sit, etc., that it maybe a source of unpopularity to me. 
The clause expresses purpose, and is yet in apposition with Mud. G. 499, 3. 

29. Quod ilium emiserim, that I allowed him to go ; subject of sit 
in the preceding line. — Emiserim; Subj. in an Indirect Clause, G. 
829, n. 

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18 31. lidem; Subject of dicerent. — Si interfectus osset, G. 51Q, 

note 1. 

33. Ire, is going, i. e., is on his way. — IMctitant, are continualhj 
saying. Observe the force of the frequentative form. G. 336. 

34. Hoc, this, i. e., that Catiline is on his way to Marseilles. — Quo* 
runtur quam verentur. The complaint that Catiline had been un 
justly driven into exile is mere pretence. Their real feeling is that of joy 
at his departure, as they believe that he is on his way to the camp ot 
Manlius, and yet they have some little fear that he may, after all, aban- 
don his revolutionary schemes, and go into exile. Hence their real feel- 
ing is not so much that of complaint as of fear. 

35. Tarn misericors, so compassionate, i. e., so much interested Id 
the welfare of Catiline. If they were really interested in his welfare, 
they would prefer that he should go to Marseilles, where he would be 
safe, rather than that he should encounter all the horrors of civil war by 
joining Manlius. — Qui non malit = ut is non malit, as not to prefer 
G. 500. —Ad Massilienses = ad Massiliam, the citizens for the city\ 
perhaps to bring the expression into harmony with ad Manlium. 

36. Hoc quod agit, that which he is now doing, referring to his rev 
olutionary movement. 

H§> 4. Vivis nobis, while I am alive; Abl. Absol. G. 431; 446, note 

2. — Roma; G. 412, II. — Optemus, let us desire ,- because if he does 
not go into exile, he will surely make war upon his country. — Optemus, 
qii@ram.ur ; Subj. of Desire ; G. 484, II. 

VIII.' — X, Character of the Forces of Catiline. Six 
Classes. 

6. Sed. Cicero proceeds in the next place to speak of the partisans 
and followers of Catiline who have not yet left the city. He divide,; 
them into six classes. 

7. Fatetur se esse hostem. It is here assumed that Catiline har 
gone to the camp of Manlius. — Quia nrarus interest, because there it 
a wall between us. — Quod semper volui, as I have always wished, lit., 
which I have, etc. — Quod refers to murus interest. 

9. Romae; G. 425, II. —Nihil dicimus, but say nothing. Observe 
the omission of the conjunction. G. 636, 1., 1. The interrogative is still cur. 

10. Si fieri possit, if it can be done. The subject of possit is the 
clause sanare sibi . . . pubUcae. 

11. Sanare sibi ipsos, to restore them to themselves, i. e., to reason 

13. Intelligo. What is the object of this verb ? G. 529, II., 5, 1). 

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15. Consilli atque orationis meae; Appositional Genitive, 19 
of my advice and discourse, i. e., of the advice contained in my oration, 
an instance of hendiadys. G- 636, III., 2. — Si quam ; supply meditinam 
aferre. 

17. Unum genus. Cicero characterizes the first class of the con- 
spirators as debtors who are possessed of property, and not therefore 
:-eally insolvent. — Est eorum, consists of those, lit., is of those. — Eorum ; 
Predicate Gen. G. 401. — Magno in aere alieno, though deeply in debt. 

19. Dissolvi, to be set free, i. e., from debt. Otbers render, to be 
separated from them, i. e., from their possessions. Perhaps Cicero selected 
an ambiguous term for the purpose of suggesting to his hearers both in- 
terpretations. — Species, the external appearance, referring doubtless to 
their wealth and social position. 

21. Tu . . . tu . . . sis, et dubites, can you be . . . and hesitate ? Ob- 
serve the repetition of tu ; G. 636, III., 3. — Agris; G. 421, II. — Sis, 
dubites ; Potential Subj. G. 485. 

22. Familia, with a retinue of servants. 

23. Acquirere ad fidem, to add to your credit, i. e., by paying your 
debts. 

25. Omnium, of all things ; Objective Gen. \;\th vastatione. G. 396, 
III. — An tabulas novas, or new accounts. Supply exspectac. Laws 
were sometimes passed reducing all debts in a uniform ratio, as by one- 
fourth or one-half. The Valerian Law, enacted in the year 86 B. C., re- 
duced all debts to one-fourth of their previous amount. The debts thus 
reduced were entered upon new tables {tabulae novae). Catiline had 
promised his followers such a relief from the weight of indebtedness with 
which so many of them were overwhelmed. 

27 o Tabulae novae . . . verum auetionariae, new tables, but those 
of the auction. There is in this passage a play upon the word tabulae. 
Cicero says debts shall be reduced, not indeed by any new law, but by the 
public sale of the property of the debtor. 

29 o Quod, this, i. e., to sell their property, as is implied in auctie- 
Tuiriae. 

30. Neque, and not. — Id; in apposition with the clause certare, etc. 
— Certare . . . praediorum, to struggle to meet the interest by means oj 
ihe produce of their estates. 

31. Et locupletioribus . . . uteremur, we should find (lit., use) 
them both richer and better citizens. — Civibus ; Predicate Noun after utc 
remur, agreeing with his. 

33. Permanebunt. Supply in sententia. 

36. Alterum genus. The second class consists of insolvent debt- 
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20 1. Rerum potiri volunt, they wish to become masters of affairs. 

G. 410, V., 3. 

2„ Honores; Object of consequi. — Quos; Object of desperant. G, 
371, III., note 1. — Quieta re publica, in a peaceful condition of the state. 

3. Perturbata. Supply re publica. — Quibus hoc . . . videtur, to 
*hese it seems proper that this admonition should be given • lit., to whom thi& 
seems to deserve to be prescribed. Here the Latin employs the personal 
construction, and the English the impersonal. Hoc is the subject of vi- 
detur. With praecipiendum supply esse. 

4. Unum et idem ; in apposition with hoc. — Quod reliquis om- 
nibus. Supply praecipiendum esse videtur. 

5. Ut desperent ; Substantive Clause ; in apposition with hoc, yet ex- 
pressing the purpose of praecipiendum. 

6. Omnium ; Partitive Gen. after primum. G. 397, 3. — Me ipsum 
vigilare, etc. These infinitive clauses depend upon a verb of saying im- 
plied in praecipiendum. G. 523, 1., note. 

8. In maxima multitudine. Another reading is maximam mul- 
titudinem. 

11. Praesentes, in person. — Quod si . . . adepti, but if they should 
at once attain, etc. 

12. Illi ; Subject of sperant. 

13. Quae, a state of things -which, lit., which things. It refers to 
cin^re and sanguine, or, at least, to a state of things suggested by those 
words. G. 445, 3, note 1 ; 439, 3. 

15. Id se cupere, quod si, etc., that if they should attain that 
which they desire, lit., that they desire that which if they should attain. In 
rendering into English, the antecedent and relative often change places. 

16. Fugitive aut gladiatori. If the conspiracy should succeed, 
Catiline and his reckless followers would place themselves at the head of 
affairs. 

17. Tertium genus. The third class consists largely of aged and 
reckless spendthrifts, who formerly served under Sulla. 

18. Manlius. See Introduction, p. 138. — Cui . . . succedit, whom 
Catiline now succeeds, i. e., in command. 

19. Quas Sulla constituit. At the close of the civil wars between 
Marius and Sulla, the latter established colonies for his soldiers in Etruria 
and other parts of Italy. Not a few of these colonists, having squandered 
all they had, espoused the cause of Catiline in the hope of new spoils and 
booty. 

20. Quas universas, which as a class, i. e , taken as a whole, or 
collectively. Cicero does not mean to pass censure upon these colonies 
in general, but only upon those members of them who have joined Cati 



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line. Universas is contrasted with ii. — Civium; Predicate Gen. with §0 
esse. G. 401. , 

21. Sed tamen ii . . . qui, but yet there are (i. e., among them) those 
colonists who. 

22. Se sumptuosius . . . jactarunt, have conducted themselves too 
extravagantly and haughtily. Cicero here refers especially to their ostenta- 
tious and extravagant mode of life. 

23. Tamquam beati, as if wealthy. 

24. Conviviis apparatis, sumptuous feasts. G. 416. 

26. Velint; Subj. in an Indirect Clause. —Sulla sit . . . excitan- 
dus, Sulla must be summoned by them from the dead, i. e., nothing short 
of the spoils of another bloody revolution like that of Sulla can save them. 
— lis; G.388. 

27. Tenues, of slender means. — Eandem illam spem ; i. e., the 
hope that the scenes of Sulla's bloody proscriptions will be repeated under 
Catiline. 

28. Quos, these, including both the colonists (coloni, line 21) and the 
peasants (agrestes, line 27). 

30. Eos hoc uioneo, I give them this advice. G. 375. — Proscrip- 
tions et dictaturas ; i. e., such a state of things as they had witnessed 
under the dictator Sulla. 

31. Tantus illorum . . . dolor, such a painful recollection of those 
times, lit., so great pain of etc. 

32. Ut jam . . . homines . . . videantur, that now not only do not 
men appear to me inclined to permit (lit., about to permit) these things, but 
not even brutes seem thus inclined. In rendering this passage it is impossi- 
ble to follow the Latin closely. — Non modo ; G. 552, 2. 

34. Quartum genus. The fourth class is a miscellaneous collec- 
tion of ruined bankrupts. — Turbulentum. This seems to be used as a 
synonyme with varium an^ mixtum in the sense of confused, miscellaneous, 
rather than in that of turbulent, restless. 

35. Qui= eorum qui, consisting of those ivho.— Premuntur. Supply 
zcre alieno. — Emergunt, emerge from it, i. e., from their indebtedness. 

36. Quipartim . . . partim, some of tvhom . . . others, lit., who partly 
. . partly. — Male gerendo negotio, by the bad management of affairs. 

II. In vetere aere alieno vacillant, are staggering under a load 2 1 
of long-standing debt.— Qui permulti, who in great numbers, lit., who 
very many. Permulti agrees with qui. — Vadimoniis, judiciis, pro- 
scriptionibus. These terms designate the three steps in the judicial 
procedure against debtors. First, the debtor gives bail (vadimonium) for 
1 his appearance in court ; secondly, the decision {judicium) of the court, 
if adverse, places the creditor in possession of certain property for se- 



1 



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21 curity; and, thirdly, if the property is not redeemed within a specified 
time, it is proscribed (proscriptio), i. e., is sold to pay the debt. 

4. Infitiatores lentos, dilatory debtors, strictly those who endeavor 
to escape payment by denying the debt. 

5. Qui homines, these men. G. 453. — Quam primum, as soon 
as possible. G. 444, 3. — Si stare . . . corruant; referring to vacillani 
line 1 above. 

6. Non modo. Supply non. G. 552, 2. 

8. Quam ob rem . . . velint ; Indirect Question, in apposition with 
Ulud. — Turpiter, basely, i. e., in making war upon their country. 

11. Quiii turn genus. The fifth class consists of parricides and 
criminals. 

13. Pereant; Subj. of Desire. 

16. Postremum genus. The sixth and last class consists of ef- 
feminate and dissolute young men. — Postremum . . . non solum . . . 
Catilinae est, but the last class, not only in number, but also . . . is that 
which is peculiarly Catiline's. — Postremum, last, but in the double 
sense of last and lowest, as shown by genere ipso atque vita. — Numero ', 
G. 424. 

17o Catilinae; G. 391, II., 4. 

18. De complexu ejus ac sinu, his bosom friends, lit., of his em- 
brace and bosom. Originally the language was doubtless applied to those 
who reclined together at table. See note on accubantes, p. 16, line 31. 

19. Pexo capillo ; Abl. of Characteristic. G. 419, II. — Benebar- 
batos, well bearded. It was deemed foppish at this time to wear a long 
beard. 

20. Manicatis et talaribus tunicis. These were a mark of ef- 
feminacy. The ordinary tunics were much shorter and were without 
sleeves. — Velis, non togis, with veils, not togas, i. e., with loose flowing 
garments which resemble veils. The toga, the ordinary outer garment 
of a Roman citizen, was a large shawl, semicircular in form. As usually 
worn, it covered the left shoulder and arm, passed across the back, undei 
the right arm, across the breast, and again over the left shoulder. 

21 In antelucanis cenis, in banquets prolonged till morning. 
24 o Lepidi, effeminate. 

25. Neque, not only. Solum is to be supplied from the precedes 
line. 

26. Qui nisi exeunt, and unless they depart. 

27 '« Perierit ; Fut. Perf. — Scitote. G. 487, note. — Seminarir.ia 
Catilinarum, a nursery of Catilines. 

28. Quid sibi . . . volunt, what do those wretches propose to ikenv 
$ G 389, note 2. 



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30- Illis ; Feminine, referring to mulierculas. G. 414, 1. — His noc- 21 
tibus ; Abl. of Time. 

32. Illas ; G. 450, 4. — Idcirco . . . quod,/or this reason . . . because. 

33. Toleraturos. Supply esse. — Nudi; G. 536, 2, 1). 



XL Contrast between the Forces of Catiline and those 
of the State. 

35. Magno opere pertimescendum ; Ironical. Magno opere, also 
written magnopere ; Abl. of Manner. — Cum sit habiturus ; G. 496, 
note 2 ; 515, III. — Scortorum, of prostitutes, referring not so much to 
mulierculas as to omnes impuri impudicique, line 23 above. — Cohortem 
praetoriam. The select band which attended the person of the com- 
mander as his staff or body-guard, was called the praetorian cohort. 

1. Instruite nunc, marshal now, i. e., in imagination. — Prae 
claras ; Ironical. 

2. Praesidia, exercitus. The former refers to the means of de- 
fensive warfare, the latter of offensive. 

3. Gladiatori illi ; i. <?., Catiline. 

4. Illam naufragorum . . . manum, that stranded (ejectam) and 
helpless band of shipwrecked men ; a favorite figure with Cicero. 

6o Jam vero, nay in truth. The contrast is now extended from the 
forces themselves to the positions which they occupy. — Urbes colo- 
niarum ac municipiorum, the cities of our colonies and municipal- 
ities. The municipia were states, or towns, which were governed by their 
own laws, but were required to render military service to Rome. — Re- 
spondebunt, will be a match for. 

7. Tumulis silvestribus, the wooded heights, referring to the lurk- 
ing-places of Catiline's forces. — Copias, ornamenta, praesidia, re- 
sources, equipments, defences. 

9. Quibus ; construe with suppeditamur and eget. G.421, II ; 414, 1. 

10. Eget ille, but which he needs. Observe the ellipsis of the con- 
junction. G. 636, I., !. — Senatu, equitibus, etc.; in apposition with 
rebus, 

12. Exteris Tiditiombxis, foreign nations, i. e., foreign allies. — Si, 
ilis rebus omissis ; repeated from line 9 above. 

13. Contendere, to compare. — Ex eo ipso, from this very thing, 
i. e„, from this very comparison. 

14. Quam valde . . . jaceant, how prostrate they lie, — Ex hac 
parte = hinc, illinc = ex ilia parte, on (lit., from) this side, on that. 

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22 recognized by the Greek philosophers. — Virtu tes omnes; correspond- 
ing to vitiis omnibus. 

21. Bona ratio cum perdita ; supply ratione, sound reason with 
folly, lit., with ruined reason. 

23. Cum . . . desperatione, with despair in regard to (lit., of) ad 
things, i. e., utter despair. 

25. Ab his virtutibus ; G. 415, I., 2. 

• XII., XIII. Conclusion. 

27. Vos ; expressed for emphasis in contrast with mihi below. — 
Quern ad modum . . . dixi, as I have already said, referring, it is sup- 
posed, to Instruite nunc, Quirites, in the first line on this page. 

29. Mihi consultum atque provisum est, measures have been 
initiated and provision made by me. G. 388, I. — Urbi, to the city, i. e., as 
a whole. G. 387. The consul provides for the safety of the city as a 
whole, while each citizen is expected to look especially to the safety of his 
own house. -Sine vestro motu, without disturbance to you, i. e., with- 
out disturbing you. 

30. Esset; G. 495, I. — Praesidii ; Partitive Genitive with satis, 
the subject of esset. 

32. Hac nocturna . . . Catilinae ; i. e., Catiline's departure the 
preceding night to the camp of Manlius. 

33. Quam manum, a force which, lit., which force. Lat. Comp. 
477, 2. — Certissimam, most faithful. 

34. Quamquam animo . . . patriciorum, however they are better 
disposed (lit., of better mind) than a portion of the patricians. This is only 
a parenthetical remark. 

35. Potestate tamen . . . continebuntur, yet will be retained in 
our power, i. e., even the gladiators, who, Catiline thought, would be 
faithful to him, will yet (i. e., notwithstanding his expectations) be re- 
tained by us. Tamen, it will be observed, does not refer back to quam- 
quam in the parenthetical clause, but to the concessive idea contained. in. 
the clause quam . . .putavit. For greater security, the gladiators had been 
distributed among the municipal tov/ns. 

3fi. Q. Metellus, agrum Gallicum, etc. See note on quern Q. 
Metetius habuit, p. 14, line 31. — Hoc, this, i. e., the present posture of 
affairs. 
S3 1. Hominem ; i. e„ Catiline. 

4. Quern vocari videtis, which you see is convoked (lit., to be con- 
voiced). Perhaps the senators were already beginning to assemble in the 
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5. Atque adeo, and even = or rather. 28 

8. Monitos etiam atque etiam, to be admonished again and 
zgain. Supply esse. The subject accusative is illos in line 5 above. 

9« Solutior, excessive, lit., too unrestricted. — Hoc exspectavit, it 
has had this object. Hoc is explained by the clause ut id . . . erumperet. 

10. Quod reliquum est; for the future, lit., as to what remains; 
here in a temporal sense, as to the time which remains =for the futurt, 
apposed to adhuc, line 8 above. 

13. Portis, viae; Datives of Possessor, the gates have no keeper, 
etc. 

14. Conivere; the approved form instead of connivere. — Comma- 
verit, deprehendero. Fut. Perf. denoting actions which will be com- 
pleted at the time of sentiet. — Cujus non modo factum, etc., of whom 
I shall detect not to say an act but any beginning or attempt, etc. 

16. Sentiet. The subject is the omitted antecedent of qui. 

18. Quem vindicem . . . voluerunt, which our ancestors intended 
as a place of punishment (lit., as the punisher) of, etc. 

21. Maximae res. Supply sedentur, from sedetur below. 

24. Me uno . . . imperatore, Abl. Absol., while I alone clad in the 
toga am your leader and commander. — Togato, clad in the toga, the dress 
of the peaceful citizen as opposed to paludamentum, the military cloak of 
the commander. Cicero engages, therefore, to bring the war to a close 
without resorting to military force. See note on velis, non togis, p. 21, 
line 20. 

28. Impemdens patriae periculum, the danger which threatens 
the country. 

30. Vix optandum, scarcely to be hoped for. 

31. Ut neque bonus quisquam . . . que, that no good man , . . and 
that. — Neque = et non, of which et is the correlative of que. G. 554, 1., 5. — 
Ut neque . . . possitis ; in apposition with illud above. 

33. Prudentia, consiliis, etc. ; G. 425, 1, note. 

34. Multis et non dubiis significationibiis, on the many sure 
tokens. G. 440, 1, note ; 637, VIII. 

35. Quibus ducibus, under whose guidance. Abl. Absol. Qitibus 
refers to deorum. 

1. Non procul, ut . . . solebant, not at a distance, as they were wont §4 
to do. Cicero thus refers to the protection which the Romans had received 
from the gods in foreign wars, to awaken in his hearers an expectation of 
special divine interposition in defence of the temples and shrines of the 
city itself. 

4o Precari, venerari, implorare, to beseech, supplicate, implore ; 
an accumulation of syuonymes to add emphasis to the expression. — Ut; 



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24 construe with defendant. — Quam urbem, hane; construe, hano urbem 
quam. 

5. Omnibus hostium . . . superatis, now that all the forces of ow 
enemies (i. e., foreign enemies) have been conquered, etc. — Hostium (ene- 
mies) is contrasted with perditissimorum civium (most abandoned citi 
zens) . 

6. Terra marique ; G. 425, 2. 



THIRD ORATION AGAINST CATILINE, DELIVERED BEFORE THE 
PEOPLE IN THE FORUM, ON THE THIRD OF DECEMBER, 
63 B. C* 

ANALYSIS. 

I. Introduction. I. 

II. An Account of the Means and Events by which the Con- 
spiracy WAS DISCOVERED AND EXPOSED. DECREE OF THE SENATE, 

II. — VI. 

III. The Signal Success already attained to be ascribed to 
two Principal Causes : 

1. To the Policy of the Consul in driving Catiline 

from the City. VII. 

2. To the Divine Interposition in Behalf of the State. 

VIIL, IX. 

IV. The People are exhorted to render Gratitude to the Gods 

AND TO RETAIN A GRATEFUL RECOLLECTION OF THE SERVICES OF THEIR 

Consul. X., XL 

V. Conclusion. XII. 



2, Introduction. Cicero announces the Exposure and 
Failure of the Conspiracy. The State is safe. 

^*j lo &em publicam ; object of videhs, line 7. 

&. Urbem ; in apposition with domicilium. Rome is thus repre- 
sented as the home or abode of the government, i. e„, the scat of govern- 
ment. 

5. Meis ; construe with laboribus and consiliis, as well as vath th - 
nearest noun periculis. 



Introduction, D. 141. 



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THIRD ORATION AGAINST CATILINE, 183 



6. Ereptam ; Participle. Esse is not to be supplied. 25 

7o Et, si . . . servavit. This sentence is a fine specimen of a full 
V/atin period, as is also the preceding. G. 573. — Si . . . sunt . . . debebit. 
For the force of the Indicative, see G. 508. Cicero refers to the fact 
that the Romans were accustomed to celebrate with joy and festivity the 
anniversary of their escape from any great danger. See Horace, Odes, 

m. s 8. 

8. Hlustres, bright, festive. — Quibus ; Abl. of Time. 

9. Salutis laetitia, the joy derived from preservation from danger, 
lit., the joy of preservation. — Nascendi incerta condicio, the condi- 
tion (i. e. } the condition in life, whether one of joy or of sorrow) to which 
tee are born (bit., of being born) is uncertain. 

10. Sine sensu, without consciousness, i. e., unconsciously. 

11. Profecto; construe with debebit. — Qui . . . condidit; i. e^ 
Romulus, who is reported to have founded Rome 753 B. C. 

12. Ad deos . . . sustulimus. Romulus was deified as Quirinus, in 
whose honor the festival of the Quirinalia was annually celebrated on 
the seventeenth of February. — Benevolentia famaque, by our grati- 
tude and by the glory which we ascribe to him ; lit., by good-will and glory « 

13. Debebit, will deserve. 

15. Urbi; G. 386. — Delubris, shrines. 

17. Iidemque; G. 451, 3. — Rettudimus, we have thncst back, not 
have blunted. 

19. Per me, through my agency. G. 415, 1., 1, note 1. 

20. Exponam. Supply ea.—Ut ; construe with possitis.— Quanta | 
supply sent, how important they are. 

22. Exspectatis, are waiting, i. e., are in anxious exspectation, 
waiting to be informed by the consul. 

1. Ut, ever since, lit., as, as soon as, i. e., as soon as he left, I began to QQ 
watch, etc. — Paucis ante diebus, a few days ago. G. 430, note 3. 

It was, in fact, already twenty-five days, but Cicero, to excuse his own 
tardiness, speaks of the period as short. 

2, Cum reliquisset, when he left = having left or leaving, lit. 
-jchen he had left. G. 521, II., 2. 

H. Leniulus, one of the Conspirators, tampers loith the 
AUobroges. The latter are seized by the Agents of 
Cicero, 

G* Ejiciebam. Observe the force of the Imperfect, 
7. Hujus verbi; i.e., of the word ejiciebam, — Ilia ; i. e. 9 ilia in 
vidia. 



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26 8. Quod vivus exierit. This clause explains ilia, since that (un- 

popularity) arising from the fact that he went forth alive, etc. — Exierit; 
Subj. in an Indirect Clause. G. 529, II. — Sed turn, but at that time, or 
more freely, at that time, I say. Sed here resumes the thought with 
which the chapter opens, turn, quum ex urbe, etc. In such cases it may 
be rendered, but, now, I say, etc. — Exterminari, to be driven into 
exile. Observe the etymology of the word. 

10. Restitissent. Explain mood and tense. What mood and 
tense would be used in the Direct Discourse ? G. 525, 2. 

11. Atque ego ut vidi, and so when I saw ; lit., and I, as I saw. 
Ego is the subject of consumpsi below. Atque, as a particle of transition, 
may often be rendered by but, now, and so. 

13. Esse, remansisse. Observe the force of each tense. What 
is the real time here denoted by each ? G. 537, note. — In eo, in this, i. e., 
in this endeavor, 'explained by the clause ut quid agerent . . . viderem; G. 
501, III. 

15. Ut rem ita comprehenderem, that I might so grasp the sub- 
ject, i. e., get so complete possession of all the facts in the case. This 
clause should not be treated as an appositive to eo, but as a clause ex- 
pressing the purpose of sentirem ac viderem. — Auribus vestris mino- 
rem . . . mea, my words found too little credence in your ears, lit., to your 
ears. — Auribus ; Dative of Indirect Object with faceret, which is in the 
Potential Subjunctive. 

17. Ut provideretis ; Subjunctive of Result. — Animis, with 
your minds ; emphatic in contrast with oculis. See Syn. L. C. 355. — 
Saluti; G. 385, 1. 

19. Allobrogum. The Allobroges were a warlike people of Gaul, 
who had been conquered by the Romans more than half a centuiy be- 
fore. The deputation here spoken of came to Rome to present certain 
complaints against the provincial government — Belli ; Genitive depend- 
ing upon causa. G. 544, 1. — Transalpini, Transalpine, i. e., in Trans- 
alpine Gaul, or in Gaul beyond the Alps. 

20. Tumultus Gallici, a Gallic revolt or war. Tumultus, as dis- 
tinguished from bellum, is applied especially to a commotion or war in 
Italy or in Cisalpine Gaul. Gallici, Gallic, as here distinguished from 
transalpini, means in Cisalpine Gaul. — P. Lentulo. Publius Corne- 
lius Lentulus, a partisan of Catiline, was at this time praetor. He had 
been consul, but was subsequently expelled from the senate on account 
of his scandalous life. His election to the office of praetor restored him 
to the senate. — Esse sollicitatos, had been tampered with, i. e., Len- 
tulus, taking advantage of their dissatisfaction, had endeavored to intes* 
est them in the conspiracy. 



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THIKD ORATION AGAINST CATILINE. 185 



21. Eodemque itinere, and on the same journey. As their home- 26 
ward route lay through Etruria, they could easily visit Catiline at the camp 

of Manlius. 

22. Comitem, as a companion. This is a Predicate Accusative after 
adjunctum esse. 

23. T. Volturcium. Titus Volturcius, of whom little is known, 
except that he was a native of Crotona, in Italy, and a partisan of Catiline. 
— Ad Catilinam; construe with litter as, a letter to Catiline. 

24. Oblatam. Supply esse. 

25. Ut, so that. — Quod erat . . . quodque, which was a very dif- 
ficult matter, and one which. 

28. L. Flaccum et C Pomptinum. Lucius Flaccus and Gaius 
Fomptinus were praetors under Cicero. They had both seen service in 
previous wars. At the close of the praetorship, Flaccus became governor 
of the province of Asia, and Pomptinus of Gallia Narbonensis. — Prae- 
tores. The praetors, eight in number, were Roman magistrates, charged 
with the administration of justice. See note on circumstare . . . praetoris 
17-bani, p. 12, line 15. 

29. Fortissimos . e . rei publicae. Two most important qualifi- 
dons in those to whom great public trusts are to be committed — courage 

»uu patriotism. — Rei publicae; G. 399, II. 

30. Quid placeret; G. 529, 1. 

31. Qui sentirent ; Relative clause denoting a reason, as they enter' 
tained all noble and excellent sentiments, etc. G. 517. %. 

33. Cum advesperasceret ; G. 300 ; 521, II., 2. — Pontem Mul- 
vium. This was one of the bridges over the Tiber. It was on the road 
to Faesulae, and was three miles from the Roman Forum. 

35. Interesset; G. 463, 3. 

1. Praefectura Reatina, the prefecture of Reate, a Sabine town 27 
of which Cicero was the patron. Originally the prefectures had neither 
laws nor magistrates of their own, but were governed by a Roman prefect. 
Subsequently some of these towns, among which was Reate, obtained 
from Rome the rights of citizenship. 

2. Opera; G. 421, 1. 

3. Tertia fere vigilia exacta ; i. e., about three o'clock in the 
morning. The Romans divided the night into four watches of three hours 
each. 

4. Cum inciperent. Observe that this clause defines the time of 
the attack. For the difference between the Indicative and the Subjunctive 
in the Imperfect and Pluperfect tenses in Temporal Clauses, see G. 521, 
II. — Magno comitatii, with a large retinue. G 419, 1, 1). 

6. Res, the thing, i. e., the cause of the attack. 



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III. The Letters and Documents obtained from Voltur- 
cius and the Allobroges are brought to Cicero. Ga- 
binius and others are arrested. The Senate is con- 
vened. 

PAGE 

27 8. Interventu; Abl. of Cause. As the object of the attack had 

been obtained, there was no need of continuing the battle. 

10. Integris signis, with unbroken seals ; Abl. Absol. The waxen 
tablets on which letters were usually written, were tied together with a 
string, the knot of which was sealed. — Ipsi, the men themselves, in dis- 
tinction from the letters. 

13. Cimbrum Gabinium. One of the cbief conspirators, called 
also Publius Gabinius (p. 30, line 13), and, by Sallust, Publius Gabinius 
Capito. He was of equestrian rank. — Nihildum suspicantem, as yet 
suspecting nothing. 

14. Li. Statilius, C. Cethegus. These were both leading con- 
spirators. The former was of equestrian rank, the latter of senatorial. — 
Lentulus. See note on P. Lentulo, p. 26, line 20. — Credo quod . . . 
vigilarat. Observe the sarcasm and irony. Lentulus was notoriously 
dilatory and indolent. 

17. Cum placeret, though it pleased, i. e., seemed best. — Viris; 
Indirect Object of placeret. 

18. Frequentes, in great numbers. — Litteras aperiri; Subject 
of placeret. 

19. Deferri ; with litteras to be supplied ; in the same construction 
as litteras aperiri. G. 417, 1 ; 535, 1., 6. — Si esset inventum ; Fut. Perf. 
in Direct Discourse. G. 525, 2. 

21. Negavi . . . ut non rem integram deferrem, / said that 1 
would not so act as not to refer the whole subject. Negavi = dixi non. — Ut 
deferrem; G. 498, II. 

22. Ad consilium publicum, to the public council, i. e., the 
senate. 

23. Si reperta essent ; G. 510, note 1. -- Quae erant delata ; G. 
524,2,2). 

27. Admonitu ; G. 416. — C. Sulpicium. Of Gaius Sulpicius we 
know only what Cicero here tells us. 

28. Qui efferret, to bring, lit., who should bring ; Subj. of Purpose. 
G. 497. — Aedibus ; G. 132. — Si quid telorum esset, if there should 
be any weapons (lit., any thing of weapons) there, i. e., whatever weapon* 
were there. G. 397, 3. 

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IV. Testimony of Volturcius. PAGE 

31. Introduxi; i. e., into the senate, which was then assembled in 27 
the Temple of Jupiter Stator. — Gallis = legatis Allobrogum. — Fidem 
publicam dedi, I pledged to him the protection of the state ; i. e., I 
promised him pardon in case he would reveal whatever he knew of the 
plot. 

33. Timore. See Syn. L. C. 305. — Cum vix se recreasset, 
when he had scarcely recovered. G. 521, II., 2. 

35. Ut servorum . . . uteretur, advising him to employ the assist- 
ance of slaves. This clause explains mandata et litter as, with which it is in 
apposition. In translating, supply the words advising him. G. 501, III. 

36. Id . . . consilio, and that he should do this (i. e., approach the 
city) with this design. Id is the object oifaceret, to be supplied. 

1. Ut; construe with esset below. —Ex omnibus partibus, in all 28 
parts, lit., from all parts ; a common Latin idiom, using a, ab, e or ex, 
where we use at, in, on, on the side of, or some similar expression. 

3. Ille, he, i. e., Catiline. — Qui fugientes exciperet, to intercept 
thefugitives. 

14. His ducibus, i. e., those leaders mentioned directly below. 
5. Jus jurandum, an oath. This was in writing, and was to be 
communicated to the Allobroges in ratification of the compact which the 
conspiratoi-s wished to make with them. 

6. Data esse ; G. 439, 3. 

7. Ita, ut, that, lit., thus, viz., that. — L. Cassio. L. Cassius, an 
influential patrician and senator, was one of the most prominent of the 
conspirators. 

9. Defuturas. Supply esse. The infinitive depends upon a verb 
of saying implied in esse praescriptum. G. 523, I., note. — Lentulum 
sibi confirmasse, thai Lentulus had assured them. 

10. Ex fatis Sibyllinis, from the Sibylline predictions. These 
predictions were not taken from the three famous Sibylline books said to 

», have been purchased by King Tarquin, for those had been destroyed 
twenty years before, at the time of the burning of the capitol. Various 
other Sibylline books were, however, soon after collected from different 
portions of Italy and Greece. In one of these was found a prediction 
which was interpreted to mean that three members of the Cornelian gens 
should rule Rome. In the opinion of Lentulus, the three Cornelii were 
Publius Cornelius Cinna, notorious for his tyranny and cruelty, Lucius 
Cornelius Sulla, the famous dictator, and himself, Publius Cornelius 
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28 11. Ilium; G. 450,4. 

12. Esset necesse, was destined. 

13. Eundemque dixisse, and that he had also said. G. 451, 8. — 
Fatalem ad, destined for. 

14. Qui esset, since it was. G. 517. 

15. Post virginum absolutionem, since the acquittal of che 
virgins, i. e., of the Vestal virgins, the virgin priestesses of Vesta, who 
guarded the perpetual fire in the temple of that goddess. Of the trial 
itself, nothing further is known. — Capitolii incensionem. From 
some unknown cause, the capitol, i. e., the temple of Jupiter on the 
Capitoline Hill, was burned 83 B. C. 

16. Hanc controversiam, a controversy on this point, lit., this con- 
troversy. 

18. Saturnalibus, on the Saturnalia, the festival of Saturn, cele- 
brated with general festivity and merriment on the nineteenth of De- 
cember. 

19. Nimium longum, too long, i. e., too long to wait, too long a 
postponement. 

Y. The Conviction and Confession of the Prisoners. 

20. Ne longum sit, not to he tedious. This clause does not express 
the purpose of jussimus, but of some verb or expression which may be 
readily supplied, as, I proceed at once to state, etc. G. 499, 2, foot-note 2. 
— Tabellas ; i. e., the waxen tablets on which the letters were written. 

21. A quoque; construe with da'ae ; supply esse. G. 534, note. 

22. Signum. The seal was placed upon the knot of the string 
{linum) with which the tablets were secured. — Nos linum incidimus, 
we cut the string ; the usual way of opening a Roman letter. 

25. Orare; like sese. ..facturum esse, subject of erat scriptum,that 
he asked. — Sibi recepissent, had promised him, more literally, had un^ 
dertaken for him. — Sibi refers, not to the ambassadors, but to the writer 
of the letter, Cethegus. 

26. Qui aliquid tamen respondisset, who had yet (*. e., not- 
withstanding his manifest guilt) made some reply = though he had, etc. ; 
Relative of Concession. G. 515, III. 

28. Ferramentorum ; G. 399. 

32. In eandem fere sententiam, to nearly the same purport. 

34. Cognosceretne ; G. 529, 1. 

35. Imago avi tui, the image of your grandfather. The head of 
some ancestor was not an uncommon device upon a Roman seal. The 
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He also aided L. Opimius, the consul in the year 121 B. C., against Gaius 28 
Gracchus. See p. 2, lines 11 to 15. 

36. Quae quidem etiam muta (this, andi. e., imago) indeed, even 
though speechless. 

2. Eadem ratione, of the same character, i. e., of the same tenor 29 
and purport as the letters already read. Abl. of Characteristic. Some 
critics treat ratione as Abl. of Manner, and render, in like manner. 

3. Si . . . veUet. This conditional sentence, with its omitted conclu- 
sion implied in feci potestatem, is of the nature of Indirect Discourse, 
thus : I gave him permission to speak (i. e., I told him he might speak), if 
he wished, etc. Hence vellet, Imperf. Subj. G. 524; 493, 1. 

5. Edito, recorded. The testimony was at once put in writing. 

6. Quid sibi . . . iis, what he had to do with them, lit., what there 
teas to him with them. G. 387. — Domum ; G. 380, II., 2, 1). 

7. Itemque a Volturcio. Supply quaesivit. — Cum respondis- 
sent; G. 521, II., 2. 

8. Per quern, through xohose agency. Lat. Comp. 231, VI. Quern 
refers to the freedman, P. Umbrenus, whom Lentulus employed for this 
purpose. 

10. Subito scelere demens, suddenly bereft of reason through 
guilt, i. e., the consciousness of guilt. 

11. Cum id . . . infitiari, though he might havedeniedit. G. 515, 
HI. ; 537, 1. 

15. Qua superabat omnes, in which he surpassed all, i. e., all 
others. Qua, Abl. of Specification. 

19. Vehementissime perturbatus, though most violently agitated. 
G. 549, 2. 

20. Erant sine nomine, it was without a signature, i. e., anony- 
mous. 

122. Quern in locum, into tchat a position, referring to the fact that 
he was already committed to the work. 

24. Etiam infimorum, even of the lowest, with special reference to 
slaves. 

25. Cum primo, though at first. — Coepisset; G. 515, III. 
27. Cum tlla, while those things. Ilia, which is explained by 

tabellae, signa, manus, and confessio, in apposition with it, is the subject 
of visa sunt. — Certissima, very certain. 

29. Turn multo certiora Ula, those are much more certain. Turn 
is the correlative of quum above, line 27, G. 554, I., 5, and may not im- 

■ properly be omitted in translating. 

30. Obstupuerant, were so stupefied, lit., had become so stupefied. 

31. Inter se aspieiebant, looked at one another. G. 448, note. 



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29 35. De summa re pubUca, in regard to the highest welfare of the 
state. — Quid . . . placeret; Indirect Question, serving as a second 
Accus. after consului. G. 375. 

36. A principibus, the leading men. The term is applied especially 
to the chief of the senate, the consuls-elect, and the ex-consuls. Ac- 
cording to Roman custom, they had a right to be heard before the other 
senators. 

30 1. Sine ulla varietate, without a dissenting voice, i. e., unani- 
mously. 

2. Nondum est perscriptum. The decrees of the senate were 
usually engraved upon brazen tablets. 

3. Censuerit. See Syn. L. C. 576. 

4. Gratiae aguntur. See Syn. L. C. 548.— Quod ... sit liberata. 
Observe the force of the Subj., showing that the reason was assigned by the 
senate, not by Cicero. G. 516, II. 

7. Usus essem; Pluperfect, as the Historical Present laudantur is 
here treated as an Historical tense, but, above, aguntur is treated as a 
Principal tense. Hence the Perfect sit liberata. G. 495, II. 

8. Collegae meo, my colleague, i. e., in the consulship. C. Anto- 
nius, the colleague here referred to, was at first supposed to be more or less 
in sympathy with Catiline, but Cicero soon succeeded in winning him to 
the cause of the republic. See Introduction, p. 138. 

9. Conjurationis ; G. 399, 1., 3. 

10. A suis . . . consiliis, from his own counsels and those of the re' 
public. — Ita ut, that. 

11. Cum . . . abdicasset, when he had abdicated the praetorship- 
This clause in the decree was absolutely essential, as no Roman magis- 
trate could be punished so long as he held office. G. 414, 1. 

12. In custodiam. See note on in custodiam dedisti, p. 7, line 32. 
14. Idem hoc ; i. e., ut in custodiam traderetur. 

16. M. Ceparium. Marcus Ceparius was a native of Terracina 
He fled from Rome on the discovery of the conspiracy, but was afterward 
arrested and executed. — Cui ; Indirect object of attributam esse. — Apu- 
liain attributam esse ; subject of erat indicatum. 

17. P. Furium; Q. Annium Chilonem. In regard to these 
men, little is known. They were active partisans of Catiline. The 
former was one of the veterans of Sulla ; the latter a senator. — De iis 
eolonis, one of those colonists. See note on ouas Stdla constitute, p. 20 f 
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18. Faesulas ; G. 380, II. 30 

19. In hac . . . sollicitatione, in this tampering with (lit., solicita- 
tion of) the Allobroges. — Allobrogum; Objective Gen. G. 396, III. 

20. P. Umbrenum. A freedman who had resided in Gaul. 

22. Ea lenitate usus est, exercised such leniency. G. 421, 1. 

23. Ut ; construe with arbitraretur. G. 500. — Ex tanta conjura 
itione, out of so great a conspiracy ; construe with novem hominum. 

24. Novem hominum ; i. e., of the nine conspirators just men- 
tioned — Lentulus, Cethegus, etc. Only five were, however, actually pun- 
ished, as Cassius, Furius, Chilo, and Umbrenus escaped by flight. 

25. Poena, by the punishment. — Re publica conservata; Abl. 
Absol. 

27. Supplicatio, a thanksgiving. 

28. Quod mini primum toga to contigit, an honor which has 
been conferred upon me first in civil life, i. e., an honor which was never 
before conferred upon any one in civil life, but only upon generals. — 
Quod, which, i. e., an honor which, referring to the honor of thanks- 
giving. — Togato, clad in the toga, i. e., in civil life as opposed to military 
service. See note on togato, p. 23, line 24. 

30. Quod liberassein; G. 516, II.— Urbem incendiis; G. 
414, 1. 

31. Quae supplicatio si, if this thanksgiving. 

32. Hoc interest, there is this difference. G. 408, II.; 511.— 
Ceterae. Supply supplicationes constitutae sunt. — Bene gesta; sup- 
ply re publica, for managing the public interests successfully, i. e., 
in war ; hence, for military successes, lit., the republic having been, well 
managed. 

33. Haec una. Supply supplicatio. — Illud quod faciendum, 
etc. This does not seem to refer to any one thing in particular, 
but is probably to be taken in a general sense ; that which = whatever. 
The meaning is that every thing has been done legally and constitution- 
ally. 

2. Ut liberaremur, that we might be freed from. — Quae religio 81 
C. Mario, etc., which scruple had not prevented C. Marius . . .from putting 

to death C. Glaucia, the praetor, etc. In general, the person of a 
magistrate, while in office, was inviolable. Hence Lentulus is compelled 
to lay down his office that he may be punished as a private citizen. — 
Mario non fuerat quo minus, lit., had not been to Marius by which 
the less, i.e., had not prevented him from. — Quo minus occideret; 
G. 497, n., 2. 

3. C. Glauciam ; called C. Servilium, p. 2, line 18. The full name 
is C. Scrvilius Glaucia. See note on C. Mario, p. 2, line 16. 



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VII. The Signal Success already attained largely due to 
the Absence of Catiline from the City. 

31 9. Opes, supports. 

10. Quern, him ; object ofpellebam. — Quidem ego ; G. 446, note 
1. — Hoc providebam animo, I foresaw this in my mind. Hoc is ex- 
plained by the following infinitive clause, esse . . . pertimescendam, in appo- 
sition with it. 

12. Lentuli somnum, the drowsiness of Lentulus, i. e., Lentulus 
with his drowsiness. — Adipes, corpulence. 

13. Ille, he, i. e., Catiline. 

14. Tarn diu, dum, as long as, i. e., only as long as, lit., as long as, 
while. 

15. Norat; G. 235, 2. Why in the Pluperfect? G. 297, I., 2.— 
Omnium aditus tenebat, he was acquainted with the means of access 
to all men, i. e., he knew how to approach them in such a way as to 
win them to his cause. — Omnium ; Objective Genitive. — Tenebat; 
here used as a synonyme of norat, was acquainted with, held in his 
knowledge. 

16. Appellare, tentare . . . audebat. G. 554, I., 6. — Erat ei 
consilium . . . aptum, he had the ability capable of planning crime, lit., 
adapted to crime. 

17. Consilio, lingua, manus; i. e., to this ability to form plans 
was added the ability to advocate and execute them. 

18. Jam, moreover. 

19. Descriptos, assigned. 

20. Confectum putabat, did he consider it accomplished. Confec- 
turn agrees with id as a predicate accusative. — Quod . . . occurreret, 
which he did not attend to, engage in. G. 503, I. The case of quod is de- 
termined by the nearest verb obiret. Occurreret would govern the Dative. 
Obeo and occurro, as synonymes, differ from each other only as the sim- 
ple verbs, eo and curro, differ. 

23. Ego hominem. Ego is the subject of compulissem, of which 
hominem is the object. In construing, begin with nisi. G. 569, III., 1. — 
Paratum, ready, i. e., prepared for every emergency. 

24. In perditis rebus, in criminal enterprises. 

25. In castrense latrocinium, into open robbery, lit., robbery per- 
taining to a camp, i. e., carried on by means of an army. Cicero speaks 
of Catiline's military movements not as warfare, but as robbery. 

28. Non ille . . . Saturnalia, etc.; i. e., he would have appointed 
an earlier day for the execution of his plans, and would not have made 




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the various mistakes which his accomplices have made since he left the 31 
city. See note on Saturnalibus, p. 28, line 18. 

29. Tanto ante, so long in advance. — Rei publicae; construe 
svith exitii acfati. 

30. Neque commisisset, nor have permitted. — Testes, as wit- 
nesses ; Predicate Nominative. 

34. Quod si; G. 453, 6. 

36. Quoad fuit ; supply in urbe, as long as he was here. — Occurri 
atque obstiti, / opposed and defeated. Observe the fitness of atque, as 
obstiti implies successful opposition. G. 554, 1., 2. 

I. Ut levissinie dicam, to sag the least. G. 499, 2, note. 32 

VJ1L, IX. The Suppression of the Conspiracy kH'gely 
due to Divine Interposition. 

6. Nutu atque consilio, in accordance with the will and purpose. 

7. Conjectura consequi, to infer, lit., to attain bg conjecture. — 
Cum, turn vero, not onlg, but in truth. 

8. Humani consilii esse, to be within the reach of human wisdom. 
G. 403. 

9. Ita praesentes, so visiblg present. 

10. His temporibus, in these times, i. e., at this crisis ; Abl. of 
Time. 

II. Ilia; explained by the appositives, visas faces ardoremque caeli, 
referring to certain unusual phenomena in the heavens, perhaps some re- 
markable manifestations of the aurora borealis, attended with brilliant 
meteors. Cicero also mentions these prodigies in his poem " De Con- 
sulate" 

12. Ab occidente, in the west ; the quarter in which unfavorable 
omens appeared. — Ut fulminum, etc. Supply omittam. Cicero doubt- 
less here refers to the thunder said to have been heard at this time from 
a clear sky. 

14. Ita multa facta sunt, have happened in such numbers, lit., so 
mang. 

15= Canere, to predict, lit., to sing. The secondary meaning is de- 
rived from the fact that oracular responses were given in verse. 

16. Praetermittendum, relinquendum. The former means to 
overlook unintentionally, the latter to omit intentionally. 

17. Cotta et Torquato consulibus; *. e., in the year 65 B. C. } 
when L. Aurelius Cotta and L. Manlius Torquatus were consuls. 

18. In Capitolio, in the Capitol, i. e., in the Temple of Jupiter on 
the Capitoline Hill. — De eaelo,/rom heaven, i. e., with lightning. 



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32 20. Legum aera, the brazen tablets of the laws, i. e., the tablets on 

which the laws were engraved. 

21. Tactus, was struck. Supply est. — Ille Romulus, the statue 
of that Romulus. 

22. Quern inauratum . . . meministis, which (lit., whom) you re- 
member to have been in the Capitol, a gilded statue of a slicking infant 
(lit., gilded, small, and sucking), opening his mouth for the dugs of a toolf 
Legend represented Romulus as having been nursed in infancy by 
a she-wolf. The famous Bronze "Wolf in the modern Capitol at Rome 
is supposed by many to be the identical statue of which Cicero here 
speaks. 

24. Haruspices ex tota Etruria. On extraordinary occasions, 
soothsayers were sometimes invited to Rome from Etruria, as the 
Romans originally derived all their knowledge of divination from that 
countiy. 

25. Caedes ; subject of appropinquare. 

28. Flexissent. Mood and Tense in the Direct Discourse ? G. 525, 2. 

29. Illorum responsis, in accordance with their responses. G. 416. 

31. Iidemque, they also, i. e.,the soothsayers. — Simulacrum; ob- 
ject offacere, whose subject is to be supplied, perhaps nos. 

32. Majus, larger, i. e., larger than the one which was struck by 
lightning. — Contra atque ante fuerat, a direction opposite to that in 
which the former statue had stood. That faced towards the west, this 
towards the east. 

34. Illud signum quod videtis, that statue which you behold. It 
■was just finished. 

35. Fore ut, it would come to pass that. G. 537, 3. 

36- Ut possent, so that they could ; Subj. of Result after illustra- 
rentur. 
3g 1. Illud signum collocandum locaverunt, contracted to have 

that statue placed, i. e., made and placed as described {in excelso). 

3. Neque superioribus . . . nobis, neither in the preceding consul- 
ships («. e., those of the two preceding years) nor in ours. With nobis 
supply coyisulibus ; Abl. Absol. 

6. Mente captus, bereft of reason, lit., captured (fettered, helpless) 
in mind. — Mente, Abl. of Specification. — Qui neget, as to deny; Rela- 
tive of Result. 

8. Cum esset ita responsum, i. e., by the soothsayers. G. 521, 
II., 2. Ita is explained by caedes . . . comparari, and may be omitted in 
rendering. 

10. Et ea, and that too. G. 451, 2. Ea is the subject of comparari, 
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13. Illud; explained by ut, cum . . . ducerentur. — Ita praesens, 33 
so clearly divine, i. e., showing the divine presence. 

14. Cum ducerentur; G. 529, II. 

15. Eorum indices, the witnesses against them. — Eorum, Objective 
Genitive. — Aedem Concordiae; situated on the slope of the Capitoline 
Hill, near the Forum. 

20. Quo, for this reason; i. e., because they are opposing the gods; 
Abl. of Cause. —Odio; G. 421, III. — Qui sunt conati. Observe the 
force of the Indicative, who have (actually) attempted. 

23. Quibus ; referring to isti qui. — Si dicam ; G. 509. 

24. Et non sim ferendus, and should be unendurable, i. e., insuffer- 
ably arrogant. — Hie, ille Juppiter, that, that Jupiter, pointing to the 
statue just erected. 

26. Diis immortaHbus ducibus, under the guidance of the im- 
mortal gods. G. 431, 2. — Ego hanc mentem . . . suscepi, I conceived 
this purpose and desire. Ego, empbatic, in contrast with diis. 

29. Creditae. Nunquam essent belongs to creditae, as well as to 
commissae. — Et ignotis et barbaris, to those who were both strangers 
and barbarians, i. e., to the ambassadors of tbe Allobroges. 

30. Commissaeque . . . essent, and letters icould never have been 
committed to them. Supply lis referring to ignotis et barbaris. 

31. Huic tantae audaciae, from this so great audacity , i. e., 
from this so audacious conspiracy ; the abstract for the concrete. G. 
386,2. 

32. Ut homines GaHi. In rendering begin with id non . . . putatis, 
p. 34, line 1. — Ut . . . negligerent . . . anteponerent ; Substantive Clause 
in apposition with id. G. 501, III. — Ex civitate male pacata, from a 
state scarcely subjugated. 

33. Quae videatur; G. 503, II., 1. 

34. Posse et non noUe, to be able and not unwilling. Retain the 
Litotes. G.637,VIH. 

35. Rerum amplissimarum, of the greatest advantages. — A pa- 
triciis hominibus, by patricians, i. e., among the conspirators, as Len- 
tulus, Cethegus, and others. 

36. Suis opibus, to their own interests. G. 386. 

2. Qui superare potuerint, since they might have conquered. G. 34 
517. — Tacendo ; i. e., by not revealing the conspiracy. 

X. The People are exhorted to give Thanhs to the Gods. 

4. Ad omnia pulvinaria, at all the altars. The pulvinaria are 
couches arranged around tables spread with viands for the gods. On 



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34 festive occasions of this kind, the statues of the gods were placed upon 
these couches as if to partake of the offerings made to them. 

5. Celebratote ; G. 487, 2, 1). — Illos dies; i. e., the several days 
of thanksgiving. 

7. Habiti sunt, have been rendered. 

10. Togati, in the garb of peace. It agrees with vos, understood. — 
Me uno . . . impef atore. See p. 23, line 24. 

11. Recordamini ; Imperative. 

13. Li. Sulla, etc. The events here referred to belong to the year 
88 B. C. The tribune, P. Sulpicius, proposed a law transferring the com- 
mand in the Mithridatic War from Sulla to Marius ; whereupon Sulla, who 
had not yet left Italy, marched with his legions to Rome, put Sulpicius to 
death, and banished Marius and others. 

14. Custodem hujus urbis. Marius is so called because he saved 
Rome from invasion by the Cimbri and Teutones, 102 and 101 B. C. 

15. Partim, partim, either, or; i. e., he banished some and slew 
others. — Cn. Octavius. In the year 87 B. C, Cn. Octavius, a partisan 
of Sulla, drove his own colleague, Cinna, out of the city ; but, before the 
close of the year, Cinna and Marius returned, became masters of Rome, 
and were elected consuls for the ensuing year. 

16. Hie locus ; i. e., the Forum. 

19. Lumina civitatis. Among these were Cn. Octavius, the con- 
sal, M. Antonius, the orator, and Q. Lutatius Catulus, the victor in the 
Cimbrian War. — Ultus est . . . Sulla. This was in the year 82 B. C. 
The bloody proscriptions of Sulla were terrible. 

20. Dici opus est; G. 414, note 4, 2). 

21. Quanta deminutione. One writer says upwards of 70,00(T 
citizens were put to death. — Deminutione and ealamitate limit ultus sit, to 
be supplied. 

22. M. Lepidus. Marcus Lepidus, consul 78 B. C, attempted to 
rescind Sulla's laws, but was opposed by his colleague, Quintus Catulus. 
He was compelled to flee, and died in exile. He was not, however, very 
much lamented. As Cicero says : " Attulit non tarn ipsius interitus rei 
publicae luctum quam ceteronim. ,s 

23. Ipsius; i. e., of Lepidus. — Rei publicae; Dative. 

25. Atque tamen, and yet ; i. e., though they aimed merely to 
Change the constitution, yet. 

27. Illi, they ; i. e., the leaders in these dissensions. 

28. Hanc urbem. Subject of conflagrare. 

29. Reconciliatione, by the restoration. 

31. Uno maximo, without exception the greatest, lit., alone the 
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33. Sua gente, icith its oivn race, i. e., with barbarians. — Haec 34 
lex. Explained by ut omnes qui . . . ducerentur. — Lentulo, Cethego, 
Cassio. See notes on P. Lentulo, p. 26, line 20 ; C. Cethegus, p. 27, line 

15; and L. Cassio, p. 28, line 7. 

34. Salva urbe ; Abl. Absol. 
36. Cum, though. 

1. Tantuni eivium, as many citizens, i. e., only as many, lit., as 35 
much of citizens. Cicium, Partitive Genitive. — Quantum restitisset, 

as should hare tvithstood. The Future Perfect would have been used in 
the Direct Discourse. 

2. Tantum. Supply superfuturum esse. 

3. Integros incolumesque, untouched (whole) and unharmed. See 
Syn. L. C. 321. 

XI. Cicero asks no other Reward than the Grateful 
Recollection, on the Part of the People, of his Consul- 
ship. 

5. Rebus, services. 

8. In animis vestris ; construe with condi et collocari. Why at the 
beginning of the sentence ? G. 561, I. 

10. Nihil mutum, nothing mute, i. e., no dumb and lifeless memo- 
rial or statue. 

11. Quod possint ; G. 503, I. 

12. Minus digni, the less worthy. G. 441, 1. — Memoria vestra, 
in your memory, lit., by means of, etc. ; Abl. of Means. — Res nostrae 
alentur, my (lit., our) deeds will be kept alive. 

13. Ldtterarum. See Lat. Comp. 440, 2. 

14. Eandemque diem intelligo propagatam, etc., I feel as- 
sured that the same duration has been granted both to, etc. ; i. e., as long as 
the state endures, so long will the recollection of my consulship be cher- 
ished. 

18. Alter, alter, the one, the other ; the former referring to Pompey, 
who had just won such glory in the Mithridatic War ; tbe latter, to Cicero, 
who had just crushed this terrible conspiracy against the life of the state. 
— Non terrae . . . regionibus, by the boundaries not of the earth, but 
of the heavens ; an exaggeration somewhat extravagant. 

XII. Conclusion. 

21. Earum rerum . . . fortuna, quae illorum; G. 562. 

22. Eadem, quae, the same, as. G. 451, 5. — Est; G. 463, 3.— 



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35 Illorum, that of those. Illorum depends upon fortuna and condicio un- 
derstood. G. 398, 1, note 1. 

25. Vestrum est, it is your duty. G. 401, note 3. — The subject of 
est is providere. 

26. Mea; *. e., facta mea. Subject of obsint. — Ne obsint; G. 498, 
II. — Mentes, designs. Subject of possent. 

28. Ne mihi noceant . . . providere. This the Roman people 
failed to do. Accordingly, five years afterward, Cicero was compelled to 
go into exile in consequence of his treatment of the conspirators. — Ves- 
trum. Predicate Adjective agreeing with the subject providere. 

29. Mihi ipsi nihil noceri potest, / myself cannot be injured at 
all. G. 301, 1. Nihil ; Accus. of Specification. 

32. Dignitas, authority. 

33. Quam qui negligunt, and those who disregard this, lit., which 
who disregard. G. 453, 3. The antecedent of quam is vis, that of qui is 
omitted. G. 445/6. 

35. Nobi§ ; G. 446, note 2. 

36. Nullius ; G. 457, 2. 

86 2. Converterit ; Fut. Perf. — Vobis ; G. p. 203, foot-note 1. 

5. Quod possit; G. 503, I. —Ad vitae fructum, as the reward 
of life, lit., to or for the, etc. Fructum here does not mean enjoyment, but 
that which is produced, the fruit, reward, result. 

6. In honore vestro, among the honors in your gift, lit., in your 
honor, i. e., honor conferred by you. Vestro is equivalent to the Subjective 
Genitive. G. 396, II., note. Cicero had already attained the very highest 
of all these honors, the consulship. He had reached the summit of a 
Roman's ambition. 

8. Illud. Explained by ut ea quae gessi . . . ornem. 

9. Ut tuear atque ornem, to maintain and adorn. Cicero means 
that in future life it will be his aim to maintain and illustrate the very 
principles which have controlled his conduct during his consulship. 

10. Conservanda re publica, in preserving the republic, lit., by, 
etc. ; Abl. of Means. 

11. Mihi valeat ad gloriam, may redound to my glory, lit., may 
avail to me for glory. 

12. Meminerim. Explain Mood and Tense. G. 500; 297, 1., 2. 

13. Gesserim. Subjunctive in an Indirect Clause. — Ea. Subject 
of videantur. 

15. Jovem ilium. See note on ille, ille Juppiter, p. 33, line 24. 

18. Aeque ac priore nocte, in the same manner as last night. G 
654, 1., 2, note. 

19. Id, this; explained by ea custodiis vigiliisque defendite. 




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FOURTH ORATION AGAINST CATILINE, DELIVERED IN THE SEN- 
ATE, LN THE TEMPLE OF CONCORD, ON THE FIFTH OF DECEM- 
BER, 63 B. C* 

ANALYSIS. 

I. INTRODUCTION". L, II. 

H. Statement of the Case. Two Different Measures proposed 
for the Disposition of the Prisoners. III., IV. 

IH. The Relative Advantages and Disadvantages of these two 
Measures. V. — VIII. 

IV. The Duty of the Senate to the State and to the Consul. 
IX., X. 

V. Conclusion. XI. 



, I., II. Introduction. Cicero thanks the Senate for their 
hind Solicitude in his Behalf but begs them to considt 
only the Public Welfare. 

PAGB 

1. In me . . . conversos. The eyes of all are turned to the consul, 37 
not only in anxious expectation of the part he is to take in this important 
debate, but also in deep solicitude for his personal safety. 

2. Vestro. With vestro and rei publicae, supply periculo from line 4. 

3. Si id depulsum sit, if that (your danger) should be warded off, 
i. e., by the execution of the conspirators now in custody. 

4. Jucunda, grata. See Syn. L. C. 216. 

5. Voluntas, kind solicitude, not merely good-will, as the word gen- 
erally means, since in that sense Cicero would scarcely say earn deponite. 

6. Salutis; G. 406, II. 

17. Vestris, yours ; i. e., your families. G. 441, 1. — Mini si . . . 
data est, if the consulship was given me on this condition, lit., if this con," 
iition of the consulship, etc. 

10. Dum modo . . . pariatur ; G. 513, I. 

12. Cui non forum. Observe that the predicate unquam vacua 
(vacuum) mortis periculo atque insidiis, is expressed only with the last of 

1 the several subjects. See note on inforo, p. 13, line 10. 

13. In quo . . . continetur. The Forum was the place where 
justice was administered. — Campus ; i. e., the Campus Martius, in 
which the consular elections were held. — Consularibus auspiciis, by 



* See Introduction, p. 141. 



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37 the consular auspices, i. e., by the auspices which were always taken on 
the occasion of an election. 

14. Summum auxilium, the highest refuge ; because in the senate- 
house were heard the causes of all nations in alliance with Rome. 

16. Haec sed.es honoris ; i. e., the curule chair, the official chair 
of the consul. 

17. Periculo; G. 414, III. 

18. Multa tacui. Cicero had ascertained many facts in regard tc 
the conspiracy, perhaps implicating- prominent citizens, which he had not 
deemed it wise to make public. — Multa . . . dolore sanavi, / have 
remedied many things with some pain to myself. — Meo, to myself, lit., my. 
G. 398, 3. 

20. Ut . . . eriperem. In apposition with exitum. G. 501, III. — 
Vos, Object of eriperem. 

38 1. Virginesque Vestales. See note on post virginum absolutionem, 
p. 28, line 15. ' 

5. Subeatur, let it be endured; Subj. of Desire. The subject is ea, 
understood, referring to fortuna. — Suum nomen; i. e., Cornelius. See 
note on exfatis Sibyllinis, p. 28, line 10. 

6. Vatibus ; i. e., haruspicibus. See p. 28, lines 9 to 12 : Lentulum 
. . . exfatis Sibyllinis haruspicumque responsis, se esse . . . necesse. 

7. Laeter; Potential Subj. — Ad salutem prope fatalem, ap- 
pointed by fate to secure the safety, lit., to the safety. Fatalem is here 
used out of its ordinary signification as shown in fatale ad perniciem, 
fated carrying with it the idea of doom, destruction ; in using it here in a 
good sense, Cicero thei-efore qualifies it by the addition of prope, show- 
ing that he does not take the full meaning of the word, but only as 
much of it as the context requires, viz., appointed by fate. 

9. Vobis; G. 385, II., 1. 

11. Mini parcere desinite. Cicero begs the senate not to be de- 
terred from adopting vigorous measures by any fear of the consequences 
to himself. 

13. Pro eo ac mereor, in proportion as I deserve, lit., in proportion 
to that (pro eo), viz., as I deserve (ac mereor). 

14. Relaturos esse gratiam, will recompense. See Syn. L. C. 548, 
3. — Obtigerit. Cicero uses this word in preference to accident, to im- 
ply that danger and death have no terrors for him. 

15. Aequo animo paratoque, with equanimity and readiness, lit., 
with an even and prepared mind. G. 564, II. — Neque turpis mors 
forti viro, etc. Because to die bravely was, in the opinion of the Ro- 
mans, an honor. 

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PAGB 

me consulship had already reached the goal of a Roman's ambition. 38 
Immatura agrees with mors, understood, and consulari with viro. — 
Neque misera sapienti. Because the icise taught that death was no 
evil, and must always be met with perfect calmness and composure. 

17. Ille ferreus, qui non movear, that iron-hearted man who is 
not moved = so iron-hearted as not to be moved. — Fratris; i. e., of his 
orother Quintus. 

19. Horum omnium; i. e., Cicero's personal friends. 

20. Neque non saepe, and often. The two negatives cancel each 
other. G. 553. 

21. Uxor; i. e., his wife Terentia. — Filia; his daughter Tullia. — . 
Parvulus Alius ; his little son Marcus, two years old. 

22. Tamquam obsidem. Because parental affection would cause 
him to put forth all his strength to save the state. 

23. Ille gener ; i. e., his son-in-law, C. Calpurnius Piso, the husband 
of Tullia. He was not a senator, but was present as a spectator. 

24. In conspectu meo. Perhaps at the door of the temple in 
which the senate met. — Moveor. Observe its emphatic position. 

25. In earn partem, uti, to the end that, lit., into this part, that. 
Partem is explained by the clause, uti salvi sint, etc. 

26. Quam pereamus ; G. 502, 2. 

27. Una peste, in (lit., by) one common destruction. 

30. Non Ti. Gracchus. Here introduce the predicate, in discrimen 
. . . adducitur, before quod. — Iterum tribunus. G. 536, 2, 1). He 
wished to be reelected for the next year, which was illegal. See note on 
P. Scipio, p. 1, line 20. 

31. C. Gracchus. See note on C. Gracchus, p. 2, line 14. — Agra- 
rios, the supporters of the agrarian laws. See note on P. Scipio, p. 1, 
line 20. 

32. Li. Saturninus. See p. 2, line 17 ; also note on O. Mario, p. 
2, line 16. 

33. Discrimen, critical situation, crisis. — In vestrae . . .judici- 
um adducitur, is brought to trial before your stem tribunal. In 
judicium adducere is to bring befo)-e a judge. 

34. Tenentur, are held, i. e., in custody. — Vestram omnium 
caedem; G. 398, 3. 

36. Tenentur, are in our possession. 

2. Ut nemo ne . . . quidem relinquatur, that no one may be left 39 
even to deplore. On nemo ne quidem, see G. 553, 2 ; and on relinquatur, 

G. 501, III. 

3. Deplorandum; Gerundive agreeing with nomen, not Gerund 
b. 544, 1. 



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III. Statement of the Case before the Senate, 

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39 6. Rei; from reus. 

7. Vos . . . judicavistis, you have already pronounced judgment in 
many decisions, i. e., by your previous decrees in regard to the conspiracy 
you are already committed to vigorous measures. These several decrees 
are specified in the clauses introduced by quod, as primum quod, deinde 
quod, etc. 

8. Singularibus verbis, in remarkably strong terms. 

13. Qui honos, an honor which, lit., which honor. Lat. Comp. 
477, 2. 

14. Habitus est nemini, has been conferred upon no one. 

15. Praemia amplissima. Observe the emphatic position of 
amplissima. It is not known in what these rewards consisted, probably 
in money. The senate had previously offered to any one who would give 
the requisite information in regard to the conspiracy, a large reward in 
money, with freedom, if a slave, and with full pardon, if himself impli 
cated in it. 

16. Ejus modi ; Predicate Genitive. 

19. Referre ad vos, tamquam integrum, to refer to you the 
whole question anew, lit., to refer it to you as if whole, i. e., untouched, 
new. — Tamquam, as if is used to remind the senators that the ques- 
tion is not new, but one upon which they are already virtually com- 
mitted. 

20. De facto, de poena. The two points to be settled — the fact 
of the guilt or innocence of the prisoners, and the punishment to be 
inflicted. 

21. Praedicam, I will first state. Observe the force of prae. — 
Consulis ; Predicate Genitive. 

22. Versari, was prevalent. 

23. Misceri et concitari, were devised and produced, lit., to be 
stirred up and excited. These words are here used to denote the disorder 
and confusion which are the ordinary attendants of these evils, if not es- 
sential elements in them. — Jam pridem videbam ; G. 469, II., 2. 

24. Haberi, was fostered. 

25. Quidquid est. This general statement, however the case stands, 
is explained and amplified in quocumque . . . sententiae. On Mood, see G. 
476, 3. 

26. Ante noctem. Because the case required prompt action, and 
because no decree could be passed after sunset. 

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meaning between defero, as here used, and refero, line 19, above. Defero 39 
is to report or state the case, s. e., give information in regard to it, while 
refero is to refer the case to another's decision. 

28. Huic afflnes, concerned in this. G. 391. 

29. L-atius opinione, more widely than is generally supposed. G. 
117, 1, note 5. 

31. Serpens ; Participle. 

32. Sustentando et prolatando, by forbearing and delaying. 

IV. Two Different Measures proposed for the Disposi- 
tion of the Prisoners. 

34. Unam; i. e., sententiam. — D. Silani. Decimus Silanus was 
consul-elect. 

35. Haec. See note on haec, p. 8, line 32. 

36. C. Caesaris. Gains Julias Caesar, then praetor-elect, afterward 
dictator. — Removet, ampleetitur, rejects, but includes, i. <?., in his 
lecommendation. Observe the asyndeton. G. 636, I., 1. 

2. Pro rerum magnitudine, in accordance icith the greatness of 40 
Jie crisis. — In . . . versatnr, insists upon, etc. 

3. Alter, the one, i. e., Silanus; subject of putat. — Vita; Abl. of 
Separation. 

5. Punctum; G. 379.— Vita; G. 421,1. 

8. Recordatur, he remembers. Cicero assumes this. Some inter- 
preters take recordatur in the sense of conimemorat, a meaning which it 
seldom, if ever, has in classical writers. — Alter, the other, i. e., Caesar. 
— Intelligit, thinks. 

10. Laborum quietem, as a rest from labors. G. 393, note. 
Quietem ; Predicate Accus. after esse constitutam. 

11. Itaque earn . . . inventa sunt. These are Cicero's words, 
ulopting Caesar's recommendation and carrying it out to its final 

( issue, to show how great severity it really involves. — Sapientes, the 
rise, i. e., those technically so called, philosophers, especially the Stoics, 
vho professed to regard death with perfect indifference. — Inviti ; G. 
143. 

12. Vincula vero, et ea sempiterna, bid imprisonment, and that 
for life, lit., bonds and those, etc. G. 451, 2. 

14. Munieipiis dispertiri, that they (the prisoners) should be dis- 

' tributed among the free tovms, i. e., to be held by them in confinement. 

; These towns, enjoying, indeed, the rights of Roman citizenship, were so 

' far free that they *vere governed by their own laws. — Munieipiis, Dative 

after dispertin. — Ista res, that plan of yours ; addressed to Caesar. G. 



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4:0 450. — Iniquitatem, si . . . velis. Because Ave have no right to impose 
such a burden upon them. — Si velis ; G. 511, I. 

15. Difficultatem, si rogare. Because they would probably 
refuse. 

16. Ego suscipiam, / will undertake it, i.e., the task of carrying 
out your decree. 

17. Reperiam, qui non putent . . . recusare, / shall find those 
who will not think it consistent with their dignity to refuse. Dignitatis, 
Predicate Gen. after esse, whose subject is recusare. 

18. Adjungit gravem. Observe that Cicero is giving a running 
commentary upon the proposition of Caesar. The several items con- 
tained in that proposition are stated separately, and each one is imme- 
diately followed by the comments of Cicero upon it. Thus, Municipiis 
dispertiri jubet is Caesar's proposition ; Habere videtur . . . recusare, Ci- 
cero's comment ; Adjungit gravem . . . ruperit, Caesar's proposition again ; 
Horribiles custodias . . . perditorum, Cicero's comment. 

19. Eorum vincula, their bonds, lit., of them, i. e., of the prisoners. 

20. Scelere; G. 421, III. 

21. Eorum ; construe with poenam. 

22. Per senatum, through the agency of the senate, i. e., by procur- 
ing a decree of the senate to that effect. 

25. Multas uno . . . aerumnas, he would have removed by a single 
pang all the sufferings of mind and body. 

27. In vita, in life, i. e., during this life. 

28. Ejus modi quaedam supplicia, some such punishments, i. e., 
such as to answer the purpose, ut aliqua . . . esset posita. 

29. Voluerunt, assumed, lit., wished, i. e., would have it, insisted 
upon it. 

30. lis ; i. e., suppliciis. 

V. Remarks upon Caesar's Opinion. 

32. Mea quid intersit; viz., to favor Caesar's measure. G. 408, 
I., 2; 408,11. 

34. Quae popularis habetur, which is regarded as the popular 
one, i. e., in the interest of the people. Caesar belonged to the peopled 
party. 

35. Hoc auctore et cognitore, with him as the author and advo 
cote; Abl. Absol. 

36. Illam alteram, that other opinion, i. e., that of Silanus. Sup- 
ply sententiam eritis secuti. 

41 1. Nescio an . . . contrahatur, / am inclined to think more trouble 

may be brought upon me. G. 529, 3, note 2. — Contrahatur; G. 529, I. 



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2. Meorum . . . rationes, considerations of my dangers. 41 

4. Majorum ejus. The Julian gens, to which Caesar belonged, had 
long been illustrious. 

5. Intellectual est, it xcas perceived, i. e., as he spoke; Perfect 
Indefinite. 

7. Saluti populi consulentem. These words are added to de- 
3ne the term vere popularem. The learner must not fail to notice the 
different senses in which this term is used. Coming as it does from 
populus, its primary signification is belonging to, or relating to, the people. 
With this general meaning it has three principal applications : 1. Belong- 
ing to the party of the people, a political application ; 2. Devoted to the in- 
terests of the people, as in this instance and in line 22; 3. Having the 
favor of the people, popular in the usual sense of the term, as in line 26. 
Caesar belonged politically to the party of the people ; the term popu- 
laris was, therefore, applicable to him in the first sense, and Cicero here 
pays him the flattering compliment of applying it to him in the second 
sense. 

9. Non neminem, some one. Observe the difference between non 
nemo and nemo non. G. 553, 1. It is not known who this senator 
was. — De capite. Questions which thus involved the life of a Ro- 
man citizen could be tried only before the Centuriate Assembly. The 
senate, therefore, had no legal right to condemn the conspirators to 
death. 

10. Nudius tertius; also written as one word = nunc dies tertius, 
the day before yesterday. 

12. Jam, now ; i. e., in view of these facts, marking a connection 
of thought, not mere time. — Hoc, this, explained by quid de tota . . .ju- 
dicarit, which should be construed before qui reo, etc. 

13. Qui, hetoho. The omitted antecedent of qui is the pronoun?*, 
the subject of judicarit. — Quaesitori gratulationem, a thanksgiving 
in honor of (lit., to) the investigating officer, referring to Cicero, who con- 
ducted in person the investigation in the senate two days before. 

15. At vero C. Caesar; in contrast with the senator just men- 
tioned. — Legem Semproniam. Caesar, in opposing the sentence of 
capital punishment, had appealed to certain statutes, among which was 
the Sempronian law, which provided that the punishment of death should 
not be inflicted upon a Roman citizen without the vote of the people. 
To this Cicero replies that the enemies of the state are not citizens, and, 
therefore, not protected by this law. 

17. Civem ; Predicate Actus. — Ipsum latorem . . . dependisse; 
i. e., C. Gracchus, the very author of this law, was put to death as a 
public enemy, without trial before the people. Hence Catiline and other 



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41 public enemies may be treated in tbe same way. See note on C. Grac- 
chus, p. 2, line 14. 

18. Poenas rei publicae dependisse, paid the penalty to the 
state. Rei publicae, Dative. 

19. Idem ; i, e., Caesar. — Largitorem et prodigum, though lib- 
eral and prodigal. This lavish expenditure of money for party purposes 
would tend to make him popular in certain quarters. 

21. Cogitarit; G. 517. — Etiam, still; i. e., longer. 

22. Popularem, a friend of the people. — Homo mitissimus, 
although a very merciful man ; in apposition with the omitted subject is, 
referring - to Caesar. 

23. Aeternis, perpetual, i. e., for life. 

24. Ne quis . . . esse possit; Object Clause after sancit. Hujus 
supplicio . . . se jactare, to attract attention (lit., to display himself) 
by mitigating his punishment. 

25. In perniciem, to the ruin. 

VI. Remarhs upon the Opinion of Silanus. 

29. Hoc, this course, i. e., the one just mentioned, as recommended 
by Caesar. — Statueritis, dederitis ; Fut. Perf. to mark the completion 
of the action, though the English idiom requires the Future. 

30. Comitem; i. e., Caesar. — Ad contionem, for the assembly ; 
i. e., for the assembly of the people, to which he will communicate the 
decision of the senate. Caesar, the people's favorite, could readily ob- 
tain their approval of the bill of which he was himself the mover. Ob- 
serve that contio is an informal assembly convened to listen to addresses 
and receive communications, but with no power to transact public busi 
ness. The assembly of the people for the transaction of business was 
called comitia. 

32. Vituperatione, from the charge. G. 413, note 1. — Exsolvet, 
Why not Fut. Perf. like dederitis ? Because the action will not be com- 
pleted at the time of malueritis, but will be subsequent to it. 

33. Obtinebo, I shall show, lit., obtain, i. e., obtain the assent of the 
people to my proposition, viz., earn multo lenioremfuisse. 

34. In immanitate punienda, in punishing the enormity. 

36. Ita mihi . . . perfrui liceat, ut ego moveor, as I hope to 
enjoy ... 7 am actuated, i. e., as true as it is that I hope to enjoy . . so true 
is it that I am actuated, lit., may it be permitted me to enjoy . . .so as I am 
actuated, i. e., only in case I am actuated. It is a form of emphatic as- 
sertion and asseveration. G. 483. — Re publica; G. 421, 1. 
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2. Memitior; G. 417. 42 

5. Subito ; Adverb. — Cerno. See Syn. L. C. 592. 

6. Animo, in imagination, lit., by the mind ; Abl. of Means. — Inse- 
pultos. This word renders the picture peculiarly shocking when we 
consider the importance which the ancients attached to the rite of burial, 
as essential to the peace of the soul in the lower world. 

7. Mibi ante oculos, before my eyes. G. 384, 4, note 2. 

8. Bacchantis, revelling, agreeing with Cethegi. 

9. Regnantem. Cicero purposely selects an offensive term to give 
effect to his picture. So purpuratum, suggestive of oriental despotism. 
G. 535, 4. —Ex fatis; i. e. } exfatis Sibyllinis. See p. 28, line 10. 

10. Purpuratum . . . Gabinium, that Gabinius is his prime min- 
ister ; lit., clad in purple. 

13. Vehementer . . . misera; G. 561, HI. 

17. De servo non suinpserit, should not inflict upon the servant, 
lit., take from, with the idea of taking satisfaction from. — Quam acer- 
bissimum ; G. 170, 2, 2). 

18* An = an potius, or rather. 

19. Mini vero. Supply videatur. 

20. Importunus, unfeeling. — Qui non lenierit, if he would not 
assuage. Qui = si is. G. 507, II.; 507, 2. This language, adopted for 
present effect, does great injustice to Cicero's own philosophy. 

21. Sic nos. Nos is the subject of habebimur, line 27. — In his 
hominibus, in the case of these men, i. e., of the conspirators. 

25. Id egerunt, ut coUocarent, attempted to place, lit., pursued 
this (viz.) that they might place. Id is explained by ut coUocarent. — In 
vestigiis, in the ruins. 

28. Nobis fama subeunda est, toe must endure the infamy. 

30. Niso vero ; G. 507, note 1. — Li. Caesar. Lucius Caesar, who 
had been consul during the preceding year. His sister Julia had married 
Lentulus as her second husband. 

31. Rei publicae ; G. 399, H. 

32. Sororis, of his sister > i. e. t Julia. — Virum, the husband, i. e., 
Lentulus the conspirator. 

33. Vita; Abl. of Separation.— Cum avum . . . dixit. Lucius 
Caesar mentioned these instances merely to show that it was by no 
means an unprecedented thing to punish the enemies of the state with 
death. — Avum suum, his grandfather, M. Fulvius Flaccus, mentioned 
in the first oration, p. 2, line 15, as M. Fulvius consularis, consul 125 
B. C, put to death as a partisan of C. Gracchus by order of the consul 
L. Opimius. See note on M. Fulvius, p. 2, line 15. 

34. Filiumque ejus. Why not suum instead of ejus? Because 



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42 the reference is to avum, not to Caesar. Suum would mean his = 
Caesar's. — Impuberem. He was eighteen years old. — Legatum a 
patre missum, though sent by his father as an ambassador, i. <?., to ask 
terms of settlement from the consul. The imprisonment and execution 
of this youth must be regarded as cruel and inexcusable. 

35. Quorum quod simile factum, what act of theirs was similar f 
i. e., to this of the conspirators. Quorum depends upon factum. 

43 1« Largitionis voluntas, a spirit of bribery y lit., the desire of 
giving, i. e., of giving for the purpose of securing popularity, referring 
especially to the distribution of grain among the poorer classes, in ac- 
cordance with the lex frumentaria of C. Gracchus. 

3. Avus Lentuli. See note on imago avi tui, p. 28, line 35. 

4. Est persecutus, proceeded against. He was one of the party 
under the consul Opimius which made the attack upon C. Gracchus. — 
Ille, he, the grandfather. 

5. Ne quid'. . . deminueretur, that the highest public welfare might 
suffer no detriment, lit., that nothing should be, etc 

7. Nos, us, the consul aud senators. — Trucidandos. G. 544, note 2. 
10. Vereamini; Potential Subj. — Censeo; in irony. G. 637, V. 
— Ne videamini; G. 498, III., note 1. 



VII., VIII. The Government is fully prepared to execute 
any Decree which the Senate may be pleased to pass. 

15. Quae exaudio, which I hear. Exaudio is to hear from a dis- 
tance, to overhear. The reference in ea quae is probably to remarks made 
by senators among themselves. 

17. Satis praesidii, sufficient force. G. 397, 4. 

20. Cum, turn, not only, but also. 

21. Majore ; construe with voluntate. — Ad summum . . . retinen- 
dum, for maintaining the highest welfare of the empire. 

26. Templi; i. e., the Temple of Concord. 

27. Sentirent unum atque idem, entertained one and the same, 
sentiment. G. 503, II., 1 ; 495, 1. 

29. Soli; G. 536, 2. — Hosce homines; i. e., those referred to in 
eos qui, in the preceding sentence. 

35. Ita concedunt, ut certent, they so yield as to vie ; i. e., they 
yield in one particular only to vie in another. — Summam ordinis con- 
siliique, precedence in (lit., of) rank and counsel. 
44 1. Ex dissensione hujus ordinis revocatos, restored after (lit., 

out of ) a quarrel of many years with this body. Construe hujus ordinis, 
*=a£> (or cum) hoc ordine, with dissensione. In the year 122 B. C. the 



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Sempronian law transferred the judicial power from the senate to the 44 
knights. This was the cause of the quarrel, which continued until the 
Aiu-elian law, 70 B. C, conferred the judicial power jointly upon the 
senate, the knights, and the tribunes of the treasury. The reconciliation 
partially effected by this compromise, was completed by the presence of 
a common foe in this reckless conspiracy. 

3. Si perpetuam tenuerimus, if we shall retain forever , lit., per- 
petual. Perpetuam agrees with conjunction em. 

8. Tribunos aerarios, tribunes of the treasury. These tribunes, 
employed originally to collect the tribute, had been recently raised by the 
Aurelian law to the rank of a distinct order in the state. — Scribas, the 
public clerks. These were employed as registers and secretaries in the 
various departments of the state service. As a class, they formed a dis- 
tinct order. 

9. Casu, by chance. The chance consisted simply in the fact that it 
happened to be the fifth of December (the Nones), the day on which the 
most important clerkships were distributed among the clerks by lot. — 
Aerarium, the treasury. This was in the Temple of Saturn, near the 
Temple of Concord, in which the senate was assembled. — Frequentas- 
set, had brought in great numbers. 

10. Sortis, of the lot, i. e., of the lot by which the clerkships were 
distributed. 

11. Ingenuorum, offreebom citizens. 

16. Operae pretium est cognoscere, it is worth while to ob- 



17. Studia, the zeal ; plural, because in connection with the plural 
hominum. — Fortunam hujus civitatis, the privilege of citizenship in 
this state, lit., of this citizenship. 

19. Summo loco nati, born in the highest rank. G. 425, 2. 

24. Servus est nemo, there is no slave. Servus is emphatic in con- 
trast with hosce homines above. Even the slaves who have no fortunes, 
no political rights, no freedom, now evince true devotion to countiy. 
JHemo is here used as an adjective. — Qui modo . . . sit servitutis, pro- 
vided only he be in a tolerable condition of servitude. G. 513, I. — Tole- 
rabili condicione ; Abl. of Characteristic. 

26. Tantum ; construe with voluntatis, as much good-will. — Quan- 
tum audeat, as he dares, intimating that his master's relation to the 
conspiracy may be such as to render it somewhat perilous for him to 
show his good-will to the state. 

28. Si quern, etc. The real conclusion is omitted, viz., I will say 
this, i. e., est id quidem, etc. — Hoc, this, explained by the clause lenonem 
Lentuli . . . imperitorum, in apposition with :t. 



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44 30. Tabernas, the shops, i. e., the shops or stalls of the artisans 
and of the small traders. 

32. Fortuna miseri, wretched in their condition. G. 424. — Volun- 
tate perditi, abandoned in feeling, i. e., in their feelings of good-will to 
the state. 

33. Qui non velint, as not to wish. G. 500. 

35. Hunc, this, i.e., that which he enjoys at this time. 

45 2. Otii; G. 399, L, l.-Omne instrumentum, every means; L e~ P 
of gaining a livelihood. 

4. Quorum ; i. e., eorum qui in tabernis sunt. 

5. Quid tandem . . . fuit, what, pray, would have been the result, if 
they had been burned ? lit., they having been burned. G. 511, 2. See note 
on tandem, p. 1, line 1. 

IX. Prompt and Decisive Action on the Part of the Sen- 
ate demanded by the Exigencies of the Case. 

7. Praesidia. This refers to the readiness with which all classes 
of citizens united for the defence of the state. 

9. Ex media morte, from the midst of death ; referring to the at- 
tempt made to assassinate him in his own house. G. 440, note 1. 

12. Obsessa facibus et telis, beset by the fire-brands and weapons. 
These words commence a beautiful personification of country. 

14. Vitam, the lives. Observe the use of the singular where our 
idiom requires the plural. See also vita and anima, line 18 below. 

15. Aras Penatium. These altars stood in the atrium, a lavge 
and important apartment in the central portion of the house. — Ignem 
ilium Vestae sempiternum, that perpetual fire of Vesta, i. e., the 
sacred fire which was kept burning day and night in the Temple of Vesta. 
G. 450, 4. 

17. Praeterea de vestra vita . . . judicandum est. Cicero 
would impress upon the senate the vast importance of the decision about 
to be made. Every thing which a Roman holds dear depends upon it. 

19. Focis. The focus {fireplace, hearth) was a square platform of 
stone, or brick, raised a few inches above the level of the floor. It was 
in the atrium. 

21. Sui; G. 406, II. — Quae facultas, an advantage which, lit., 
which advantage. Lat. Comp. 477, 2. 

23. Id quod, a state of things which, lit., that which. Id is in appo- 
sition with the general idea contained in populum Romanum unum atque 
idem sentientem. — In civili causa, upon a political question, lit, in a 
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25. Cogitate quantis . . . imperium uaa . . . delerit. This is a 45 
good illustration of the vigor and precision which often characterize an 
abridged Latin sentence. The full form would be as follows : Cogitate 
quantis laboribus imperium fundatum sit quod una nox paene delevit. By 
the use of the participle for the verb fundatum sit, the relative quod be- 
came unnecessary, and was accordingly omitted, and the verb delevit 
being thus brought into an indirect question after quantis, was changed 
co the subjunctive delerit=deleverit. Render either according to the 
full form, or as follows : Consider how nearly one night destroyed (or how 
one night well nigh destroyed) our empire founded by how great labors, etc. 

27. L T na nox; i. e., the night of the second of December, when the 
ambassadors of the Allobroges were captured at the Mulvian bridge. 
See Oration III., Chap. II. 

28. Id ne unquam . . . possit, that it may never be possible that thu 
should be, not to say (non modo) accomplished, but even thought of. 

30. Studio ; Abl. of Specification. 

31. Excitarem; G. 495, I. 

32. Princeps, foremost. — Officio consulari, Its duty, as that of 
the consul. 

X. Cicero, with a Full Appreciation of the Dangers 
which threaten him personally, assures the Senate that 
he can never regret the Measures which he has adopted 
to save his Country. 

34. Antequam ad sententiam redeo, before 1 resume asking 
your opinions, lit., return to the opinion to be ashed- With sententiam 
supply rogandam. The consul, as the presiding officer, called in suc- 
cession upon the senators for the expression of their opinion Several 
had already been called upon when Cicero pronounced the present ora- 
tion. He is now about to close, and will then resume his duties as pre- 
siding officer ; hence ad sententiam {rogandam) redeo. 

4. Me factorum ; G. 410, IV. 46 

6. Quam mini minitantur, with ivhich they threaten me, lit., which 
ihey threaten to me. 

7. Vitae tantam laudem, so great glory during life, lit., of life, in 
contrast with mors. — Quanta vos me honestastis, as you have hon- 
ored me with. Quanta, Abl. agreeing with laude understood. 

8. Nemo, no one, i. e., no one else. 

9. Conservatae rei publicae, for the preservation of the state, lit, 
ef the state preserved. G. 393, note; 549, note 2. 

11. Sit; Subj. of Desire. — Scipio ; i.e., P. Cornelius Scipio Africa- 



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46 nus Major, who brought the second Punic War to a close by a signal vie 
tory over Hannibal at the battle of Zama, 202 B. C. 

13. Alter Africanus, the second Africanus. This was P. Cornelius 
Scipio Aemilianus Africanus Minor, who brought the third Punic War to 
a close by the destruction of Carthage, 146 B. C, and took Numantia, in 
Spain, 133 B. C. He was the son of L. Aemilius Paullus, mentioned in 
line 15, and the grandson, by adoption, of Scipio Africanus Major, the 
conqueror of Hannibal. 

15. Paullus ille. L. Aemilius Paullus, who conquered Perses 
King of Macedonia, 168 B. C. — Cujus currum Perses honestavit. 
Perses graced the triumphal procession of Paullus by being led as a cap- 
tive king before his chariot. 

16. Quondam ; G. 564, II. — Nobilissimus ; construe with rex. — 
Perses. The form Perseus is used in Livy. 

17. Sit aeterna gloria Marius, let Marius be held in eternal glory. 
G. 419, 2, 4).— Marius, qui bis, etc. Gains Marius, who conquered 
the Teutones 102 B. C, and the Cimbri 101 B. C. 

18. Pompeius. Gnaeus Pompey. See p. 35, line 17 ; quorum alter 
fines vestri imperii non terrae, sed caeli regionibus terminaret. Also note on 
alter, alter, p. 35, line 18. 

19. Cujus res gestae . . . continentur ; i. e., the fame of whose 
deeds fills the world. — Res gestae, deeds. — lisdem quibus . . . regi- 
onibus ac terminis, by the same boundaries and limits as. G. 451, 5. 

21. Aliquid loci ; G 438, 5.— Nisi forte, unless perchance ; in irony. 

22. Majus, a greater thing, u e. t a greater and more important 
achievement. 

23. Ut illi, qui absunt, habeant, etc.; i. e., even those who are 
absent making conquests and opening provinces, like Pompey, need a 
home to which they may return in triumph. — Habeant quo, may have 
a country to which, lit., may have whither. — Victores, as victors ; in appo- 
sition with the omitted subject of revertantur. G. 363, 2. 

25. Quamquam, and yet; i. e., notwithstanding the priceless value 
of a victory over domestic foes. — Uno loco, in one respect ; Abl. of 
Specification. 

27. Beneficio obligatos, placed under obligation by the favor. 

28. Qui autem, etc. Begin with autem, followed by the antecedent 
clause : quum eos . . . reppuleris. — Ex numero civium, out of the num- 
ber (body) of citizens, in contrast with hostes patriae ; i. e., have ceased to 
be citizens, and have become enemies of their country. 

31. Mini susceptum esse, that I have undertaken. G. 388, 1. 

32. Id, this ; subject of posse. 

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vestram . • . Romanorum, your union with the Roman knights. Ves- 47 
tram = vestri, the union of you a?id the Roman knights. This union was, 
however, of short duration. 

2. Conspirationem, unanimity. 

XL Conclusion. 

4. Pro imperio . . insignibus. Each consul at the expiration of 
his term of office, was usually appointed proconsul, or governor, of a 
province, with the command {pro imperio) of the army {pro exercitu) in 
the province. The rich province of Macedonia fell to the lot of Cicero, 
but he transferred this to his colleague, Antonius, to secure his cooperation, 
and received in return the province of Cisalpine Gaul, which he afterward 
resigned, that he might the better guard his country. 

5. Pro triumpho ; i. e. t the triumph which he might have secured 
as proconsul of Macedonia. 

6. Urbis ; construe with salutis. 

7 . Pro clientelis hospitiisque, for the clientships and friend- 
ships. As proconsul, Cicero would have had an opportunity of establishing 
numerous friendly relations with prominent citizens in his province. Even 
towns and cities not unfrequently made the proconsul their patron. 

8. Quae, relations which. Quae, though referring grammatically to 
clientelis hospitiisque, refers logically to the connections which he had 
actually made, and not to those which he might have made as proconsul. 
Thus, Cicero was the patron of the Sicilians, and, as such, conducted in 
their behalf the important prosecution against Verres. The efforts which 
he makes to retain these relations shoAV how highly he prizes them, 
though for his country's sake he cheerfully waives the privilege of form- 
ing new ones. — Urbanis opibus, by my influence in the city. 

9. Igitur This resumes the thought, like our then, or / say. 

10. Studiis, zealous efforts, instances in which I have shown my zeal. 
Lat. Comp. 411. 

16. Cui erit. who toill have. Cui, Dat. of Possessor. 

18. Suo solius periculo, by his peril alone. G. 398, 3. — Conser- 
vaverit; Subj. in an Indirect Clause. G. 529, II. 

21. Aris ac focis. See notes on aras Penatium, p. 45, line 15, and 
focis, p. 45, line 19. Observe that the synonymes are arranged in pairs ; 
aris ac focis, fanis ac templis, tectis ac sedibus. — Fanis. Fanum is a con- 
secrated place, used especially of the chapels consecrated to inferior gods. 

24. Ut instituistis, as you have begun to do ; i. e., in the opinions 
already expressed by senators during this spirited debate. 

26. Quoad vivit , G. 519. I. — Per se ipsum praestare, to carry 
into effect by his own efforts* 



OKATION FOR THE POET ARCHIAS, 

DELIVERED IN COURT BEFORE THE PRAETOR, 
QUINTUS CICERO, IN THE YEAR 62 B. C. 

INTRODUCTION. 

The poet, A. Licinius Archias, whom Cicero here defends, 
was a native of Antioch, in Syria. He early acquired a reputa- 
tion among his fellow-citizens by his poetical gifts and his ready 
wit, and subsequently during an extended course of travel 
through various parts of Asia Minor, Greece, and Southern 
Italy, he became a general favorite with the refined and culti- 
vated, was welcomed to the best society, and loaded with 
honors. Cities and states attested their appreciation of his 
rare gifts by conferring upon him the rights of citizenship. 

In the year 102 B. C, in the consulship of Marius and Catu- 
lus, Archias, still a young man, came to Rome, where he made 
the acquaintance of many distinguished and influential citizens, 
and became the special favorite of the Luculli. He afterward 
accompanied Marcus Lucullus to Sicily, and, on his way back 
to Rome, visited Heraclea, in Lucania, where he was honored 
with the right of citizenship. 

In the year 89 B. C, a law was enacted extending the 
Roman franchise to all residents in Italy who were already 
enrolled as citizens in any allied town, provided they presented 
their names to the praetor within sixty days. Archias at once 
availed himself of the provisions of this law by presenting his 
name for registration to the praetor, Quintus Metellus. When, 
however, the Roman census was next taken, in the year 86 
B. C, and again in 70 B. C, he was absent from Rome in the 
retinue of Lucullus, and accordingly was not enrolled in the 
censor's lists. Taking advantage of this fact, a certain Gratius 
brought an action against him on the charge of having illegally 
assumed the franchise, and demanded that the Papian law, 
which required the removal of all foreigners from Rome, 
should be enforced against him. 

Cicero, who appears to have been both the friend and the 



ORATION FOR THE POET ARCHIAS. 215 

pupil of Archias, at once undertook the defence. He proved 
that his client was in the strictest sense a Roman citizen, as the 
three conditions specified in the law had all been fulfilled : 1. He 
had been enrolled as a citizen of Heraclea, as was proved by 
the testimony of her citizens and of Lucullus, though the 
archives of the town could not be produced in proof, as they 
had been destroyed by fire ; 2. He resided in Italy when the 
law was enacted; 3. He presented his name within the pre- 
scribed time to the praetor, as the record of the transaction 
itself showed. 

Having rhus completed the directly argumentative portion 
of the defence, the orator proceeded in the second place to set 
forth the praises of poetry and letters, to enlarge upon the 
value of a life devoted to polite and learned pursuits, and thus 
to show that the presence of Archias in Rome was a public 
blessing, and that even if he were not already a citizen, it 
would be the best and wisest course for the state to confer the 
franchise upon him, rather than lose the society and services 
of so valuable a man and so gifted a poet. 

The result of the trial is not known, though there seem to 
be good reasons for the opinion that the defence was successful. 



ANALYSIS. 

I. Introduction. I., II. 

II. Brief Outline of the Early Life of Archias. HI. 
HI. Proof of the Citizenship of Archias. IV., V. 
IV. The Value of Poetry and Letters. The Presence of 
Archias in Pome a Public Blessing. VI. — XI. 
V. Conclusion. XH. 



I., II. Introduction. Cicero acknowledges his Indebted- 
ness to Archias as his Teacher and Friend ; proposes 
to conduct the Suit in a someiohat novel way, and 
states the Two -Points which he intends to establish. mA „„ 

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1. Ingenii, exercitatio, ratio. Cicero here mentions the three 48 
^requisites essential for the profession of the orator — talent, a theoretical 
hioicledge (ratio) of the art, and the skill derived from practice (exercita- 

* 



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48 tio). He places the theoretical knowledge (ratio) last, because he wishes 
to call special attention to it, as he had derived it largely from his teacher, 
Archias. — Judices. This wou is usually rendered judges, but the duties 
of the judices were not the same as hose of the judges with us, but rather 
those of our jurors. In this trial the judices do not preside, but the praetor, 
Quintus Tullius Cicero. — Quod sentio . . . exiguum, and I perceive 
how small it is. Quod, subject of nt. G. 529, 1. 

3. Mediocriter versatum, moderately well versed. — Hujusce rei 
—dicendi; i. e., of oratory. 

4. Ab profecta, derived from. — Optimarum artium ; *. e., phi- 
losophy, histoiy, grammar, rhetoric, and poetry. — A qua, from which, 
i. e., from the study or pursuit of it. Qua refers to ratione. 

5. Abhorruisse, has been free. Cicero was ever a diligent student. 
During the busiest periods of his life, he devoted his leisure hours to 
reading and study. 

6. Earum rerum ; i. e., the three requisites mentioned above. — A. 
Licinius ; i. e., A. Licinius Archias. — Fructum a me . . . debet. Cice- 
ro thinks that his teacher, Archias, is fairly entitled to share the fruit of 
the instructions which he had imparted to him in youth. 

7. Repetere, to demand in return ; i. e., for his instructions. — Prope 
SUO jure, as almost his own by right, lit., almost in (by) his own right. 
Prope is added, as suojure without such qualification would be too strong. 
— Quoad longissime . . . respicere, as far back as my mind can possi- 
bly review. 

9. Ultimam, the earliest. — Inde usque repetens, recalling even |j 
from that period. Archias came to Kome when Cicero was only five 
years of age. 

10. Hunc mihi principem exstitisse, that he was my chief 
guide. 

11. Rationem . . . studiorum, this course of study (studies). 

12. Conformata, trained. — Nonnullis saluti; G. 390. 

13. A quo. The antecedent is huic ipsi t which with the antecedent 
clause is best rendered first. — Quo, by which, referring to id. — Ceteris, 
alios. Ceteris means the others, the rest, i. e., all except Archias; but 
alios means others, i. e., others in contrast with Archias; not, however, 
all others, but some others. 

16. Hoc ita. Ita is added only for emphasis. The thought would 
be complete without :t. — Quod sit; G. 516, II. 

17. In hoc, in this man, i. e., in Archias. — Neque haec dicendi 
ratio, and not this knowledge of oratory. As Archias was a poet, and not 
an orator, some might wonder that Cicero should feel so much indebted 
to him. 



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18. Ne nos quidem. In rendering, supply the ellipsis be/ore these 48 
words, as I state, or, let me tell you. — Huic uni studio penitus, exclu- 
sively to this one study, i. e., to oratory. Cicero had also tried his hand at 
poetry. 

la>. Humanitatem, a liberal education. 

21. Quasi cognatione quadam, by a kind of relationship. 

22. M«. Subject of uti, line 4, next page. —In quaestione legiti 
ilia, in a legal question. 

1. In judicio publico, in a state trial. Judicium publicum is a 49 
trial to which the state is a party, while judicium privatum is a trial 
between individuals. — Cum res agatur, when a case is tned. G. 
517. 

2. Praetorem; i. c, Quintus Tullius Cicero, the orator's brother, 
then praetor. 

3. Tanto conventu, with so great an assemblage ; Abl. of Manner, 
giving the attendant circumstaitces, though it may be explained as Abl. 

. Absolute. 

4. Hoc genere quod abhorreat, such a hind as differs. G. 421, 1. 
Hoc = tali. 

7. Vobis; construe with molestam. — Quern ad niodum ; also 
written as one word. 

8. Ut . . . patiamini. In apposition with hanc veniam. 

10. Hac vestra humanitate, with such liberal culture among you. 

— Hoc praetore. The praetor, the brother of the orator, was himself a 
man of refinement and culture, a poet and an historian. — Exercente 
judicium, conducting the trial, i. e., as the presiding officer. 

12. Liberius, more freely than usual. — In ejus modi persona, in 
the case of a character of this kind, i. e., of such a kind as that of Archias. 

— Propter otium ac studium, on account of his retired life and literary 
pursuits. 

13. Minimein .... tractata est, has been very seldom flit,, very 
. little) presented in courts and t?ials. 

15. Perficiam, ut putetis, I shall cause you to think, lit., that you 

Rmay think, i. e., I shall convince you. 
17. Si non esset; G. 527, III. The conclusion is adsciscendum 
fuuse, which in the Direct Discourse would have been adsciscendus erat, 
or fuit. G. 511, 2. 

III. Brief Outline of the Early Life of Archias. 

19. Nam ut primum, now as soon as. Nam {for ovnoiv) refers to 
the preceding sentence. — Ex pueris excessit, emerged from boyhood, 



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49 i> e., at the age of fifteen, the recognized limit of boyhood in Gree 
though not at Rome. See Lat. Comp. 408. 

20. Ab . . . artibus; construe with contulit. — Aetas puerilis v 
boyhood. 

21. Scribendi, of composition, especially of poetic composition.— 
Primum, first. The correlative is post in line 25. — Antiochiae, at 
Antioch, an important city on the river Orontes, in Syria. G. 425, II. 

22. Loco nobili, of a noble family. G. 425, 2. — Celebri urbe; 
G. 363, 4, 2). 

24. Affluenti, rich, abounding. 

25. Contigit; supply ei; it was his good fortune, lit., it happened to 
him. — Asiae; i. e., Asia Minor, the usual meaning of the word in Latin 
writers, sometimes including Syria, as in this instance. 

26. Sic ejus . . . celebrabantur, his coming was so much talked of, 
i. e., excited such interest. — Adventus. Observe the plural, referring to 
the various instances of his coming, where we use the singular. — Fa- 
mam. Object of superaret. 

27. Exspectatio hominis, the anticipation in regard to the man.— 
Ipsius adventus admiratioque, his arrival itself and the admiration 
he excited. 

28. Italia. Italia, as distinguished from Latium, the country of the 
Latin tongue, means Southern Italy, also called Magna Graecia. 

29. Disciplinarum, learning. G. 399, 1., 3. 

31. Propter tranquillitatem ; i. e., from the death of C. Grac- 
chus, 121 B. C, to the commencement of the Social War, 90 B. C. 

32. Hunc civitate, praemiis donarunt; G. 384, 2. — Taren- 
tiui, Regini, Neapolitani. Tarentum, Begium, and Neapolis, were 
Greek towns in Southern Italy. 

34. Aliquid judicare, to form any correct judgment. Aliguid, lit., 
any thing, often means any thing of value and importance. — Cognitione, 
acquaintance. G. 421, III. 

36. Absentibus, to those at a distance, i. e., his reputation extended 
abroad, even to those who had never seen him. 

50 1« Mario . . . Catulo ; i. e., 102 B. C. This was the fourth consul 
ship of Marius. 

2. Eos, such. — Quorum posset; G. 500. — Alter, the one; i. e., 
Marius, whose victories over the Cimbri and the Teutones furnished Ar- 
chias a stirring theme for his muse. 

3. Alter, the other ; i. e., Q. Lutatius Catulus, who was both a soldier 
and a man of letters. He shared with Marius the victory over the Cimbri ; 
hence res gestas. — Studium atque aures, taste (i.e., a fondness for 
literary studies) and an appreciative ear. 



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4» Luculli. Cicevo refers, doubtless, to the family of L. Licinius 50 
Lucullus, especially to the two sons, Lucius, who afterward commanded 
against Mithridates, and Marcus, who triumphed over the Dardanians of 
Macedonia, 71 B. C. — Praetextatus, a youth : lit., clad in the togaprae- 
texta, which was worn by Roman boys till tbey reached the age of seven- 
teen. Here the word must not be taken literally, because, as Archias 
vas a foreigner, he would not be allowed to assume the Roman dress. 

5. Sed jam hoc . . . ingenii, but this again (jam) icas the result not 
only of his genius, lit., teas of. — Hoc, this, viz., ut domus . . . senectuti. — 
Ingenii; Predicate Genitive fStcvfuit understood. G. 403. 

8. Naturae, of his natural disposition. 

7. Domus ; viz., that of the Luculli. — Hujus adolescentiae, 
senectuti, to him in youth, in old age ; lit., to his youth, to his old age. 

8. Eadem; G. 451, 3. 

9. Q. Metello Numidico. A celebrated warrior and a generous 
patron of letters, surnamed JVumidicus from his victories over Jugurtha, 
King of Numidia. — Pio filio. The son, Quintus Metellus, was surnamed 
Pius on account of his efforts in behalf of bis exiled father. 

10. 31. Aemilio. Marcus Aerailius Scaurus, a statesman and ora- 
tor. — Vivebat cum, he associated with. — Q. Catulo et patre et filio. 
The father was the Catulus mentioned in line 1. See also note on alter, 
line 3. The son was a prominent politician, consul 78 B. C. 

11. Li. Crasso. The celebrated orator, consul 95 B. C. — Lueullos. 
See note on Luculli, line 4. — Drusuin. M. Livius Drusus, an active 
tribune of the people. 

12. Octavios. Cn. Octavius, consul 87 B. C, his sen Lucius, con- 
sul 75 B. C, and a second Cn. Octavius, consul 76 B. C. — Catonem. 
Probably M. Porcius Cato, a tribune of the people, grandson of Cato the 
Censor, and father of Cato Uticensis. — Hortensiorum. Of this illustri- 
ous family, by far the most distinguished was Q. Hortensius, the orator. — 
Devinctam consuetudine, bound to him by ties of friendly intercourse. 

13. Afficiebatur summo honore, he tvas most highly honored, not 
merely by those mentioned above, but by others who gathered about him, 

I because he had been noticed by such distinguished men. 

15. Si qui forte, any who, lit., if perchance any. — Simuiabant. 
, iupply se studere. 

IV., V. Proof of the Citizenship of Archias. 

17. Satis longo intervaUo, after a somewhat long interval. G. 431. 
'i —Cum M. Lucullo. See note on Luculli, line 4. The object of this 
journey on the part of Lucullus is not known. 



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50 19. Decederet. Observe the force of the Imperfect, was returning, 

lit., was departing. — Heracliam. A city of Lucania, on the Bay of Ta- 
rentum. G. 380, II. 

20. Aequissimo jure ac foedere, with very favorable privileges 
and treat} T -rights. G. 419, II. This city, having been in close alliance 
with Rome for upwards of two centuries, enjoyed unusual rights and 
privileges. — Ascribi se in, to be enrolled in, lit., into. 

21. Cum . . . turn auctoritate, both because . . . and through the 
influence. 

23. Civitas; i. e., Roman citizenship, the Roman franchise. — Sil- 
van! lege et Carbonis. This law, proposed by M. Plautius Silvanus 
and C. Papirius Carbo, tribunes of the people, was passed in the year 89 
B. C. — Si qui = iis qui, to those who, lit., if any. lis, thus implied in si 
qui, is the Indirect Object of data est. —Si qui . . . professi. Cicero 
here gives, in the form of the Oratio Obliqua, the three conditions upon 
which citizenship was conferred under this law. See Introduction, p. 
214. 

25. Ferebatur ; G. 529, II., note 1,2). — Sexaginta diebus, within 
sixty days, i. e., after the passage of the law. 

26. Essent professi, should enter their names. 

28. Q. Metellum. This was Q. Metellus Pius, mentioned above in 
line 9 ; ejus Piofilio. He was praetor in the year 89 B. C. 
29.' De civitate, of his citizenship, i. e., in Rome. 

30. Causa dicta est, the defence is finished. 

31. Grati; G. 51, 5. This suit was brought by a certain Gratius, 
of whom nothing further is known. 

34. Sed egisse, but that he accomplished it. See line 22 above ; auc- 
toritate et gratia Luculli, etc. 

36. Publico testimonio, official proof . 
c.j 1. Hie, under these circumstances, i. e., although you thus have the 

most ample proof. — Tabulas publicas, the state records. Gratius de- 
nied that Archias was a citizen of Heraclea, and challenged Cicero to 
prove it from the recoi'ds of that city. But, unfortunately, those records 
had been destroyed by fire during the Social War. 

2. Italico bello. Called, also, the Social, or the Marsian War. 

5. Litterarum, of the records, referring to tabulas publicas. 

6. Cum, although. — Viri ; i.e., of Lucullus. — Religionem, the 
testimony, called religio because given under oath. — Integ^rrimi muni- 
cipii; i. e., Heraclea. This city received the Roman franchise and be- 
came a municipium under the Julian law in the year 90 B. C. It was pre- 
viously a free city in alliance with Rome. It is called integerrimi because it 
remained loyal during the Social War. 



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8. Quas idem dicis, ichich you also say ; a remark which Gratius 51 
seems to have made in regard to the records of Q. Metellus, as may be in- 
ferred from the following chapter. 

10. Tot annis ; G. p. 230, foot-note 3. — Ante civitatem datam; 
G. 549, note 2. 

12. Quae solae ex ilia, etc., which alone of that registration and 
board of praetors have the authority of public records ; i. e., of all the 
records made at that time by the different praetors, those of Metellus alone 
were trustworthy. 

15. Cum, though, or while ; concessive. — Appii tabulae. Cice- 
ro proceeds to contrast the records made by Metellus in which the name 
of Archias appears, with those made by his associates, Appius Claudius 
and Q. Gabinius. Those of Appius were not properly taken care of. Forge- 
ries might have been introduced into them. The recklessness of Gabinius, 
and his condemnation on the charge of extortion, destroyed the value of 
his register ; but the records of Metellus were executed and preserved with 
the most scrupulous care. 

16. Quam diu incolumis fuit; *. e., before he was tried, in con- 
trast with post damnationem. Gabinius was tried and condemned on the 
charge of extortion. 

17. Kesignasset, had destroyed. The subject is levitas and calami- 
fas, taken separately. 

18. Modestissimus, most scrupulous. 

20. Venerit ; G. 495, VI. — Unius nominis litura. This anecdote 
is told simply to show the scrupulous accuracy of the man. 
23. Quid est quod . . . dubitetis ; G. 503, I., note 2. 

26. Arte; G. 421, II. — Graecia; i. e., Magna Graecia, Southern 
Italy. 

27. Reginos, Neapolitanos, etc. See note on p. 49, line 32. — 
Credo. In irony. When thus used, it is usually introduced into the 

, sentence parenthetically, without any influence upon the construction. — 
Locrenses, the Locrians, in Southern Italy. 

28. Scaenicis artificibus, actors, lit., stage artists. The profes- 
sion of the actor was deemed unworthy of freemen. 

30. Cum irrepserint; G. 515, III.— Cum, while. — Post 
civitatem datam ; i. e., after the franchise was given to the allied cities 
by the Julian law, in the year 90 B. C. 

31. Post legem Papiam. See Introduction, p. 214. After the 
passage of this law, some foreigners got their names inserted surrep- 

!titiously in the registers of the towns. — Eorum municipiorum. 
Regium, Locri, Neapolis, and Tarentum, became munieipia under the Ju- 
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51 32. Illis; i. e., tabulis. 

35. Census, the census-rolls. — Scilicet. In irony. — Obscurum, 
not generally known. 

36. Proximis censoribus, at the last census; lit., at the time of 
the last censors ; viz., L. Gellius and Cn. Lentulus, 70 B. C. — Censoribus ; 
G. 429. —Cum L/. Lucullo ; i. e., in the Mithridatic War. See note on 
Luculli, p. 50, line 4. 

52 1. Apud exercitum; not in exercitu, because Arch i as was not in 
service, but only in attendance upon the general. — Superioribus ; sup- 
ply censoribus. This was in the year 86 B. C, when L. Marcius Philippus 
and M. Perperna were censors. From 86 B. C. to 70 B. C, the census was 
not taken. — Cum eodem quaes tore, toith the same man (i. e., Lucullus) 
then quaestor. Lucullus was at the time quaestor under Sulla in the Mith- 
ridatic War. 

2. Primis ; supply censoribus. This was in the year 89 B. C, when 
L. Julius Caesar and P. Licinius Crassus were censors. — Primis, the % 
first, i. e., after Archias became a Roman citizen. The census was 
usually taken once in five years, but was sometimes omitted, and some- 
times taken at irregular intervals. Thus it was omitted in 89 B. C, 
was taken three years afterward, in 86 B. C, and then omitted till 70 
B.C. 

3. Esse censam, was rated. 

4. Tantum modo ; also written tantummodo. — Ita, thus, i. e., by 
the fact of enrolment. 

5. lis temporibus . . . criminaris, at those very times when you 
allege that he. — lis temporibus ; Abl. of Time ; construe with fecit. 
There is some doubt in regard to the correctness of the text. We should 
expect, Us temporibus quibus eum tu criminaris, etc. 

7. Testamentum . . . Romanorum. This is a proof that Archias 
considered himself a Roman citizen, as no others could either make wills 
or become heirs of Roman citizens. — Legibus ; G. 416. 

8. Hereditates . . . Romanorum, inheritances left himby (lit., of) 
Roman citizens. — In beneficiis . . . delatus est, was reported to the 
treasury among those recommended to favor. It was customary for mili- 
tary governors to report the names of those under their command who had 
shown themselves to be especially meritorious. 

9. Pro consule; also written proconsule ; as proconsul, or military 
governor. 

10. Nunquam neque; G. 553, 2. — Suo judicio, by his own opin- 
ion, i. e., by any facts adduced to prove that he did not regard himself as 
a citizen. See above, line 5 ; quern tu criminaris ne ipsius quidem judi- 
cio, etc. 



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VI., VII. The Value of Poetry and Letters. pAGB 

12. Tanto opere; also written tantopere ; Abl. of Manner. 52 

13. Suppeditat ubi, he furnishes that with which, i. e., his poetry. 
— Ubi, wherewith, with which, = quo with the antecedent omitted. 

14. Convicio. This refers to the noisy wrangling of the court- 
room. 

18. Contentionem, tension. The figure is taken from the bending 
of a bow. Hence relaxemus, lit., unbend. 

20. Se litteris abdiderunt, have buried themselves in books. Lit' 
teris, Abl. of Means. 

22. Vivo, have lived ; G. 467, 2. 

23. Ut a nullius . . . abstraxerit, that my desire for leisure has 
never kept me aloof from any one's peril or advantage ; i. e., he has ever 
been ready to defend those who were unjustly accused, and to protect them 
in their rights. 

26. Tandem. See note on tandem, p. 1, line 1. — Reprehendat; 
Q. 486, II. 

27. Quantum temporum, as much time as. Temporum is placed 
at the end of the clause for emphasis. — Ceteris, alii. These words are 
both in contrast with egomet. Observe the difference in meaning. See 
note on ceteris, alios, p. 48, line 13. 

30. Tempestivis conviviis, to protracted banquets. Tempestiva 
convivia were banquets which began early and closed late. 

32. Eo, on this account ; explained by quod . . .facultas. 

34. Oratio et facultas, oratorical ability. G. 636, III., 2. — Quan- 
tacumque est, such as it is. 

35. Quae si, if this, i. e., this ability. 

36. Ilia quae summa sunt, those things which are of the highest 
impoHance ; i. e., philosophical principles and maxims of practical use in 
life ; a second advantage derived from literary studies. 

1. Hauriam ; Indirect Question. G. 529, 1. 53 

2. Litteris, literary works. G. 132. 

3. Magno opere; also written magnopere. — In ea persequenda, 
in endeavoring to attain these. Ea, this, singular, refers to laudem atque 
honestatem, taken as a whole. 

5. Parvi esse ducenda, should be regarded as of little consequence. 
G. 404. The infinitive depends upon suasissem. 

7. Profligfatorum hominum. Subjective Genitive, referring to 
Catiline and his accomplices. G. 396, II. 

8. Pleni sunt, are full of this, i. e., of the truth stated in nihil esse 



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53 in vita . . . esse ducenda. — Voces, the precepts, sayings. — Plena ex em 
plorum vetustas, antiquity is full of examples of it. 

9. Nisi litterarum lumen accederet, if the light of literature 
were not applied to them ; i. e., these examples have been preserved only 
by history and literature. 

10. Imagines, portraitures. 

11. Non solum ad intuendum ; construe with expressas, drawn 
not only, etc. 

13. Mini; construe with proponens. 

14. Ipsa cogitatione . . . excellentium, by the very thought of, 
etc. ; i. e.f by reflecting - upon their characters. 

17. Litteris, in (by) literary works ; Abl. of Means. 

19. Est certum quod respondeam, it is certain what I am to re- 
ply, i. e., I am not at a loss for an answer. 

20. Animo; Abl. of Characteristic. 

21. Naturae ipsius . . . divino, by the almost divine character of 
their natural gifts themselves, lit., of nature itself. 

2.2. Moderatos et graves, men of prudence and character. 

23. Ad laudem valuisse, has been effectual in attaining glory. 

24. Atque idem ego, and yet I. G. 451, 3. 

26. Ratio quaedam . . . doctrinae, a certain systematic training 
and moulding of the powers through learning, lit., of learning. 

27. Illud nescio quid . . . singulare, that certain extraordinary 
and peculiar excellence. — Nescio quid = aliquid, or quiddam, implies 
that Cicero knows not what to call it. 

28. Ex hoc numero, of this number ; i. e., of the number of those 
who illustrate the value of rare natural gifts developed by culture. 

29. Africanum. Scipio Africanus, the younger, the conqueror of 
Carthage. See note on alter Africanus, p. 46, line 13. — C. Laelium. 
Gaius Laelius, surnamed the Wise, the well-known friend of Scipio Afri- 
canus, the younger. 

30. It. Furium. Lucius Furius Philus, distinguished for his love 
of letters. 

31. Illis temporibus doctissimum,/or(lit., in) those times very 
learned. 

32. M. Catonem. Marcus Porcius Cato, the famous Censor, who 
commenced the study of Greek literature in extreme old age. He is here 
called ille senex, that well-known old man, because he attained the re- 
markable age of eighty -five, and yet was very prominent and active in the 
latter years of his life. — Qui profecto, they doubtless. — Ad percipi- 
endam . . . virtutem, in comprehending and practising virtue, lit., to the 
comprehending, etc. 



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33. Adjuvarentur ; G. 485, note 1 ; 510, note 2. The Imperfect is 5& 
nsed to denote' that the truth is a general one; that the aid received then 
would be received now under the same circumstances. 

1. Remissionem, relaxation. 54 

2. Ceterae. Supply remissiones, recreations. — Neque tempor um 
sunt, are not adapted to all times ; lit., are not of, etc. Omnium belongs 
to each of the three genitives. 

4. Secundas res, adversis ; G. 440, note 4. 

6. Rusticantur, they are with us at our country seats, i. e., they 
there furnish us recreation and intellectual enjoyment. The wealthy 
Romans usually passed the hot season at their villas in the country. 

VIII. The Remarhable Poetical Talents of Archias. 

7. Haec attingere, to prosecute these studies. 

10. Roscii. Quintus Roscius, the most celebrated comic actor of 
his time. 

14. Celeritatem, the rapid action. 

17. Novo genere dicendi. See Chap. II. 

18. Cum litteram scripsisset nullam, when he had not written 
a single letter. G. 132; 521, II., 2. 

20. Turn agerentur, were then under discussion. G. 529, II., note 
1, 1). — Revocatum, when requested to repeat, lit., called back. 

21. Commutatis . . . sententiis, with a complete change of words 
and thoughts. 

23. Ut ad . . . perveniret, that he attained to the praise, etc. This 
is extravagant language. By veterum scriptorum, Cicero means the cele- 
brated Greek poets and authors. 

25. Sic; G. 636, III., 7. 

26. Doctrina constare, depends upon learning. G. 416. 

27. Natura ipsa valere, derives his power from Nature herself lit., 
is strong by means of Nature herself. 

28. Quasi quodam ; G. 456, 2. 

29. Suo jure, in his own right ; as he was himself a poet. — Noster 
ille Ennius, our well-known Ennius. Ennius, the father of Roman 
poetry, was born in Calabria, 239 B. C. 

30. Quod videantur ; G. 516, II. — Dono atque munere, gift 
and endowment. 

32. Humanissimos homines, men of the highest culture ; in con- 
trast with barbaria. 

33. Poetae; G. 396, VI. 

34. Voci respondent, respond to his voice, i. e., to the poet's voice. 



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54 The allusion is probably to the fable of Orpheus, whom the poets feign not 
only to have charmed wild beasts, but even to have moved trees and rocks 
by the power of his music. 

36. Moveamur; Potential Subj.— Homer urn. Homer, the cele- 
brated Epic poet of Greece. Seven different cities claimed the honor of 
being his birthplace. 

55 1. Colophonii. The citizens of Colophon, a city of Ionia, in Asia 
Minor. — Chii. The citizens of Chios, now Scio, an island in the Aegean 
Sea, with a city of the same name. 

2. Salaminii. The citizens of Salamis, an island in the Saronic 
Gulf, with a city of the same name. — Smyrnaei. The citizens of Smyr- 
na, in Ionia. 

3. Permulti alii. The three other cities generally mentioned in 
this connection are Athens, Rhodes, and Argos. 

4. Pugnant inter se; i. e., for the honor of being regarded as his 
birthplace. 

IX. Archias is entitled to Gratitude for having cd& 
brated Roman Victories in his Verse, 

5. Alienum, a foreigner. 

7. Noster, our countryman. — Olim, already for a long time. 

9. Cimbricas res attigit, he attempted the subject of the Cimbrian 
War, i. e., the victories of Marius over the Cimbri. See note on custodem 
hujus urbis, p. 34, line 14. — Adolescens; G. 363, 3. 

10. Durior ad, somewhat insensible to, i. e., incapable of appre- 
ciating. 

13. Praeconium, the heralding. — Themistoclem. Themistocles, 
the celebrated Athenian statesman and general. 

14. Athenis ; G. 425, II. 

15. Quod . . . audiret; Indirect Question. 

16. Ejus. Supply vocem. — Ejus a quo . . . praedicaretur ; Ob« 
ject of dixisse. 

17. L. Plotium. Lucius Plotius, a Roman orator and rhetorician. 

20. Mithridaticum bellum, the Mithridatic War, waged by the 
Romans against Mithridates, King of Pontus. — In multa varietate, 
with many vicissitudes, lit., in much variety, i. e., of fortune. 

21. Totum. This seems to be a rhetorical exaggeration, as the 
poem of Archias is said to have described only that part of the war 
when Lucius Lucullus was in command, from 73 B. C, to 66 B. C. The 
entire war occupied twenty-six years. — Ab hoc, by him, lit., this one, 
i. e., Archias. 



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22. Qui libri, these books ; i. e., the several books into which the 55 
poem was divided. 

24. Lucullo imperante, with Lucullus as their commander ; Abl. 
Absol. 

25. Pontum. An important country in Asia Minor, south of the 
Euxine Sea. — Ipsa natura. Pontns had the Euxine Sea upon the north, 
and was enclosed upon the other sides by mountains. It was also guarded 
by seventy-five fortresses. 

27. Armeniorum . . . fudit. In the year 69 B. C, in the battle 
before Tigranocerta, the capital of Armenia, southeast of Pontus, Lucul- 
lus, with a small force of eleven or twelve thousand, defeated King Ti- 
granes with a force twenty times as large. 

28. Urbem Cyzieenorum. Cyzicus, a city of Mysia, on the 
Propontis, was besieged by Mithridates 73 B. C, but was relieved by Lu- 
cullus. 

30. Nostra feretur et praedicabitur, icill be reported and cele- 
brated as ours. — Nostra agrees with pugna, the subject of feretur and 
praedicabitur. 

33. Tenedum, Tenedus ; an island on the coast of Asia Minor, near 
which Lucullus gained a signal naval victory, 73 B. C. 

34. Quae quorum . . . efferuntur, by ichose genius these deeds (lit., 
xchich things) are celebrated. The antecedent of quorum is lis, in the next 
line. In rendering, begin with the antecedent clause. 

35. Africano superiori, to Africanus the elder. See note on 
Scipio, p. 46, line 11. 

36. Noster Ennius. See note on noster ille Ennius, p. 54, line 29. 
— In sepulcro, on the sepulchre. 

1. Esse constitutus ex marmore, to have been sculptured in mar- 56 
ble. Livy speaks of three statues upon the tomb of the Scipios, one of 
which was supposed to be that of Ennius ; but, when the tomb was dis- 
covered in 1780, no such statues were found. — Cujus laudlbus; i. e., 
I by the praises bestowed by Ennius upon the elder Africanus, whose eulogy 
he is said to have written. 

3. Hujus proavus Cato, Cato, the great-grandfather of this Cato ; 
i. e., of Cato the younger. Hujus may be applied to him as a contem- 
oorarv, or may denote that he was present in court. Proavus Cato is Cato 
the Censor. See note on M. Catonem, p. 53, line 32. 

4. Tollitur; i. e., by the praises of Ennius. 

5. Maximi, Mareelli, Fulvii. These are all illustrious names in 
the history of the second Punic War. Q. Fabius Maximus baffled Han- 
nibal by delay; M. Claudius Marcellus took Syracuse ; Q. Fulvius Flaccus 
recovered Capua, 



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X., XI. As other Writers have been honored and re- 
warded by Generals and States, so ought Archias to 
be honored and rewarded by us. 

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56 7. Rudinum hominem ; i. <?., Ennius, a native of Rudiae, in Ca- 

labria. 

8. In civitatem receperunt, admitted to citizenship. 

9. Inhac; i.e.,civitate. 

11. Nam si quis, etc. A reason for the negative answer which the 
preceding question requires. — Graecis versibus. Archias wrote in 
Greek, and Ennius in Latin. 

13. Graeca, Greek works. 

14. Exiguis. These limits would include Latium and the Roman 
colonies. Greek was spoken in Southern Italy; Tuscan or Gallic, in 
Northern. 

16. Pervenerint ; Subj. in an Indirect Clause. G. 529, II., note 1, 1). 

18. Haec, these things ; i. e., to have one's deeds celebrated in lit- 
erary works, and thus published to the world. — Ampla, honorable. 

19. De vita, at the peril of life. — Periculorum incitamentum, 
inducement to encounter perils , lit., of perils. 

21. Multos scrip tores. Among these may be mentioned Aristo- 
bulus, Ptolemaeus, Anaximenes, Callisthenes, and Clitarchus. Their 
works are, however, all lost; but those of Aristobulus and Ptolemaeus 
were extant in the second century of the Christian era, and furnished the 
materials for Arrian's history of the campaigns of Alexander. — Magnus 
ille Alexander. Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia, and con- 
queror of the world. 

22. Cum adstitisset ; G. 521, II., 2. 

23. Sigeo; a promontory on the coast of Troy. — Achillis, of 
Achilles, the hero of the Iliad of Homer. 

24. Qui inveneris ; G. 517. — Vere. Supply inquit or dixit. 

26. Obruisset ; G- 510, note 1. 

27. Noster hie Magnus. Hie, in distinction from ille, in magnus 
ille Alexander above. Cn. Pompey, surnamed the Great {Magnus), is 
meant. See note on Pompeius, p. 46, line 18. In rendering, begin with 
nonne. 

28. Theophanem. Theophanes, a learned Greek of Mitylene, on 
the island of Lesbos, accompanied Pompey on his expeditions in the East, 
and wrote a history of his campaigns. 

29. Civitate donavit; G. 384, 2, (2). 

30. Rustici, uncultivated, lit., from the country, rustic. 



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31. Ejusdem laudis. This refers to the praise bestowed by The- 56 
ophanes upon Pompey and his army. 

33. Credo. In irony. 

34. Ut donaretur ; G. 498, II. 

35. Potuit; G. 511, 1, note 3. — Sulla. L. Cornelius Sulla, a cele- 
brated Roman general, conspicuous in the civil war with Marius. See 
note on quas Sulla constituit, p. 20, line 19. 

36. Petentem repudiasset; G. 549, 2; 510. — Quern, the man 
whom, i. e., Sulla. 

1. Libellum> a petition; strictly, any short composition. — Poeta 57 
de populo, a poet from among the common people ; i. e., obscure, un- 
known. 

2. In eum, upon him ; i. e., in his praise. — Tantum modo . . . lon- 
giusculis, only with alternate verses somewhat long; i. e., it was in the Ele- 
giac Distich, composed of alternate hexameters and pentameters, and 
this was its only merit. Cicero does not mean to criticise the verse, 

] but simply to say that the epigram was mere verse, and not poetry. 
G. 615. 

3. Ex iis rebus . . . vendebat; i. e., from the confiscated property 
of proscribed citizens, which he was then selling. It will be observed 
that the dictator was entirely unscrupulous in the use of this prop- 
erty. 

5. Qui. The antecedent is the pronoun is, the omitted subject of 
expetisset. — Tamen, yet; i. e., notwithstanding the quality of the poetry. 

6. Hujus, of this one, i. e., of Archias. — Virtutem, excellence. — In 
scribendo. These words belong to copiam, as well as to virtutem. G. 
€64, II. 

7. Q. Metello Pio. See notes on Q. Metello Numidico and Pio 
filio, p. 50, line 9. 

8. Civitate multos donavit; G. 384, 2, (2). 

9. Lucullos. See note on Luculli, p. 50, line 4. — Impetravisset. 
Potential Subj. Supply civitatem. — Qui . . .usque eo cuperet, especial- 
ly since he (Metellus) so much desired. 

10. Cordubae natis, born at Cordova, a town in Spain. Who 
these poets were is not known. Afterward, Cordova gave birth to the 
poet Lucan, and the two Senecas. 

11. Pingue quiddam . . . peregrinum, though uttering something 
rude and provincial. 

13. Hoc, this, i. e., our love of fame, as stated in trahimur omnet 
ttudio laudis, etc. 

14. Prae nobis ferendum, must be openly acknowledged. 
15 Optimus quisque ; G. 458, 1. 



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t>AGE 

57 17. In eo ipso, in that very instance. 

18. Despiciunt, state their contempt for, lit., despise. — Praedicarl 
de se ac nominari, to be spoken of and named, lit., that mention should 
be made of them, etc. — Praedicari is here used impersonally. 

19. Decimus Brutus. Decimus Brutus, one of the most distin- 
guished generals of his age, is said to have erected temples and other 
public edifices from the spoils of war. He was consul 138 B. C. 

20. Attii. L. Attius, a Roman tragic poet, born 170 B. C, an inti- 
mate friend of Decimus Brutus. 

21. Ille Fulvius. M. Fulvius Nobilior, consul 183 B. C. He sub- 
jugated Aetolia, in Greece. The poet Ennius accompanied him upon this 
expedition. 

23. Martis, of Mars, the god of war, put by metonymy for belli. 
G. 637, III. — Musis. Fulvius erected a temple in Rome to Hercules and 
the Muses, and > adorned it with the spoils brought from Greece. Among 
these spoils was the celebrated painting of the Muses, by Zeuxis. 

24. Prope armati, almost with arms still in their hands, i. e., imme- 
diately after their return from war. 

25. Togati, in the garb of peace ; contrasted with armati. — A . . . 
honore . . . abhorrere, to disregard the honor. 

27. Id, this ; i. e., what is implied in non a Musarum. . . abhorrere. — 
Me indicabo, J will reveal my own feelings, lit., myself. 

28. Quodam amore gloriae. Quodam is here used to soften the 
expression amore gloriae, which would otherwise be very strong. 

30. Vobiscum simul, together with yon. The judges, as the repre- 
sentatives of the conservative party, are here addressed as those who bad 
aided and supported him in his consulship. 

32. Attigit hie versibus, he (Archias) has undertaken to celebrate 
in verse. The undertaking was, however, never consummated. — Quibus. 
This refers to versibus ; i. e., the verses already composed, as implied in 
inchoavit. 

35. Hanc, this, i. e., the one just described. — Laudis ; Appo- 
sitional Genitive. G. 396, VI. 

36. Quid est quod exerceamus ; G. 503, 1., note 2. 

58 3. Si nihil ... in posterum, if the soul did not look forward into 
the future ; i. e., had no anticipations of the future. 

4. Eisdem, *. e., regionibus, by the same limits. 

6. Frangeret, exhaust. — Angeretur; G. 465. 

7. Nunc, now indeed, marking the transition from the supposition, si 
nihil animus, etc., to the actual state of the case. 

8. Virtus, power, or principle. — Noctes ac dies; Lat. Comp. 
411, 2. 



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9. Non cum vitae . . . dimetiendam, ought not to terminate with, 58 
etc., lit., to be measured off with. 

XII. Conclusion. 

12. Tarn parvi animi, of so narrow a mind ; Predicate Genitive. 
14. Usque ad extremum spatium, even to the last moment, i. e. $ 
of life. 

19. Noune debemus, and ought not zve. Supply and in English to 
connect the two members of the question. 

20. Expressam et politam, accurately drawn and nicely finished ; 
i. e., such an accurate and finished delineation as Archias is capable of 
giving. — Omnia. Object of spargere and disseminare, of which me is 
the subject. It refers to his public acts as consul. 

22. Haec, this ; referring to memoriam sempiternam. 

23. A meo sensu abfutura est, will be beyond the reach of my con- 
" sciousness. — Sapientissimi homines ; i. e., the philosophers who be- 
lieved in the immortality of the soul, as Pythagoras, Socrates, and others. 

25. Nunc quidem certe, now at all events. — Cogitatione qua- 
dara speque, by some anticipation and hope of it. 

26. Pudore eo, of such modest worth; Abl. of Characteristic. — 
Quern. This refers to pudore. 

28. Vetustate, by their long-continued intimacy. 

30. Causa ejus modi, with such a cause. Causa ; Abl. of Charac- 
teristic, like pudore and ingenio. — Beneficio legis, by the favor of the 

• law, referring to the law of Silvanus and Carbo, which conferred the 
privilege of citizenship on certain conditions. See p. 50, lines 23 to 26. — 
Auctoritate municipii ; i.e., of Heraclea. See p. 50, line 34. 

31. Testimonio Luculli. See p. 50, line 32. — Tabulis Metel- 
li. See p. 51, lines 12 to 22. 

32. Si qua . . . debet esse, if. . . ought to be of any weight. 

33. Divina commendatio. Poets are represented as under the 
protection of the gods. See p. 54, line 30. 

34. Eum : Object of accipiatis, p. 59, line 3. 

35. Ornavit, has celebrated, i. e., in his works. 

36. His recentibus . . . periculis . . . esse; i. e., by his proposed 
poem on the consulship of Cicero. Recentibus periculis refers to Cati- 
line's conspiracy, suppressed the preceding year. 

7. Omnibus ; G. 388, 1.— Communiter de ipsius studio, con- 59 
1 cerning his pursuit in general; i. e., concerning the profession of a poet. 

10. Qui judicium exercet, who conducts the trial, i. e., who pre- 
sides over it, viz., the praetor, Quintus Cicero, the brother of the orator. 

/ 



ORATION FOR THE MANILIAN LAW, 

DELIVERED IN THE FORUM BEFORE THE ROMAN 
PEOPLE, IN THE YEAR 66 B. C. 

INTRODUCTION. 

In this oration, Cicero appeared for the first time upon the 
Rostra before the Roman people. He was already forty-one 
years of age, and held the important office of praetor. He spoke 
in support of a bill, proposed by the tribune Manilius, conferring 
upon Pompey the sole command in the war against Mithridates, 
King of Pontus. 

Gnaeus Pompey, upon whom it was proposed to confer such 
extraordinary powers, had already greatly distinguished him- 
self in the field, and was rapidly becoming the favorite of the 
people. His career had been in many respects very remark- 
able. At the early age of twenty-five he was permitted, con- 
trary to all precedent, to celebrate his victories in Sicily and 
Africa with the proud pageant of a triumph. Ten years later, 
his victories in Spain secured him the same honor a second time. 
He entered the city in triumphal procession on the thirty-first 
of December, 71 B. C, and, on the following day, entered upon 
the duties of the consulship to which he had been elected, 
though legally ineligible, as he had never filled the lower offices 
of quaestor and praetor. His administration was marked by 
several bold reforms in the interest of the people. 

Three years later, having been appointed under the Gabinian 
law to the sole command in the war against the pirates, he en- 
tered upon a vigorous campaign which, in the brief period of 
ninety days, was crowned with complete success. 

But the Romans were still engaged in another war which re- 
quired in its leader the rarest gifts and powers. Upwards of 
twenty years before, Mithridates, King of Pontus, having allied 
himself with Tigranes, King of Armenia, by giving him his 
daughter in marriage, formed the bold design of expelling the 







POMPEY THE GREAT. 



p. 282. 



ORATION FOR THE MANILIAN LAW. 233 

Romans from their extensive possessions in Asia Minor. For a 
time, brilliant success seemed likely to crown the undertaking. 
City after city threw open its gates and welcomed the victor as a 
deliverer from the Roman yoke. Elated by these early suc- 
cesses, he issued an order almost unparalleled in cruelty, for a 
general massacre of Roman citizens in Asia, an order which 
was executed with relentless severity. One Roman general 
after another was sent against him, some of whom achieved 
great and important results, but still the struggle continued. 
At length, in the year 74 B. C, Lucullus was appointed com- 
mander of the Roman armies in Asia. For seven years he 
prosecuted the war with great vigor and success ; he conquered 
Mithridates, took the greater part of Pontus, invaded Armenia, 
defeated Tigranes, and took the Armenian capital; but this 
brilliant career of conquest was finally checked by the disaffec- 
tion of his soldiers. Accordingly, in the year 67 B. C, he was 
superseded by Glabrio, who proved to be a very inefficient 
commander. Mithridates and Tigranes promptly availed them- 
selves of the opportunity thus offered them of recovering the 
territory and power which they had lost. It was at this crisis 
in the Roman affairs in the East, that the tribune Gains Manil- 
ius, in the spring of 66 B. C, moved that Pompey, who had 
just achieved such signal success in the war against the pirates, 
and who was still in Asia at the head of a large and victorious 
army, should be intrusted with the chief command in the war 
against Mithridates and Tigranes. The bill, generally known 
as the Manilian law, proposed to clothe Pompey with almost 
unlimited power, and accordingly met with violent opposition 
from Catulus and Hortensius, on the ground that it would be 
perilous to the best interests of the republic to place such ex- 
traordinary powers in the hands of any one man. It was, how- 
ever, warmly advocated by Caesar and Cicero, and was carried 
by acclamation. 

Pompey, on receiving this appointment, hastened to encoun- 
ter Mithridates, over whom he soon gained a signal victory. 
The vanquished king barely escaped with his life, and, unable 
to find shelter in Armenia, the dominions of his own son-in-law, 
he made his way through the rugged defiles of the Caucasian 
Mountains to the Crimea, where he finally terminated his life 
with his own hand. The kin";dom of Pontus became a Roman 



234- NOTES. 

province, Tigranes submitted without a blow, and the king of 
the Parthians offered his alliance to the victorious general. 
Pompey, on his return to Rome after an absence of seven years, 
celebrated his triamph with great pomp and display. The im- 
posing pageant occupied two entire days. . 



ANALYSIS. 
I. Introduction. I., II. 
II. The Character of the War against Mithridates. III. —VII 

III. The Greatness and Importance of the War. VIII. , IX. 

IV. The Appointment of a Commander to conduct it : 

1. Pompey alone has the Requisite Qualifications. X.— XVI. 

2. Reply to the Objections of Hortensius and Catulus. 

XVII.— XXIII. 
V. Conclusion. XXIV. 



PAGU 



I. Cicero, in his Introduction to this, his First Effort 
before the People, states the Reasons which have hith- 
erto deterred him from appearing before them. He 
thanks them for the Praetor ship to which he has just 
been elected, and promises to use his Influence for the 
Welfare of the State. 

60 1. Frequens conspectus vester, the sight of your crowded assem- 

bly. 

2. Hie locus, this place; i. e., the Rostra or platform in the 
Forum, from which the orator addressed the people. It was called 
Rostra (beaks) because it was adorned with beaks of ships captured from 
the enemy. — Autem ; repeat guamquam, and though. — Ad agendum. 
Supply vobiscum or cum populo,for treating with you, i. e., for proposing 
measures for the action of the people. Only magistrates had the right of 
thus submitting questions to the vote of the people (agere cum populo), 
but private citizens might address the people by permission from the pre- 
siding magistrate. — Amplissimus, the most dignified, as belonging to 
magistrates. 

3. Ornatissimus, most honorable. 

4. Hoc aditu laudis, from this avenue to fame, i. e., the Rostra 
G. 414. —Optimo cuique; G. 458, 1. 



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5. Vitae ineae rationes, my plans of life. — Ab ineunte aetate, 60 

from the commencement of active life. 

10. Temporibus, exigencies, referring- to their suits in court. — Ita 
neque . . . unquam fuit, and thus . . . has never been. Construe non, in- 
volved in neque — et non, with unquam, never. Ita refers to the course 
which Cicero has pursued. He tells them that they have lost nothing 
thereby, as others have ever been ready to advocate their cause. 

12. Periculis, suits, laicsuits. — Caste integreque, honestly and 
justly, with an indirect allusion perhaps to the Cincian law, which forbade 
an advocate to accept presents from his client. 

13. Fructum amplissimum, a most ample reward, i. e., the prae- 
torship to which he had just been elected. 

14. Dilationem comitiorum, the adjournment of the comitia, i. e. y 
of the assembly of the people. In times of great political excitement, the 
comitia were sometimes adjourned through the influence of one party, to 
prevent or delay the consummation of the measures proposed by the other 
party. The interposition of a tribune, an unfavorable omen, or any 
informality in the proceedings, was at any time a sufficient reason for 
adjournment. During the recent election, the comitia had been twice 
adjourned in consequence of the popular excitement in relation to certain 
bills then pending. — Praetor primus ; not first in rank, as no such 
distinction is here recognized, but the one first elected. 

15. Centuriis cunctis, by all the centuries; i. e., by the people 
voting in companies called centuries. The whole assembly consisted of 
one hundred and ninety-four such centuries. Each century cast one vote, 
which was first determined by the majority of the individual voters in it. 
This was the popular assembly of Rome, and yet the whole power was in 
the hands of the wealthy, as they controlled one hundred out of the one 
hundred and ninety-four votes. 

IS. Quid praescriberetis ; i. e., to follow Cicero's example. 

17. Quantum vos . . . voluistis, as you have shown a desire that 
.there shoidd be by conferring honors upon me, i. e., as much as you have 
been pleased to confer upon me by electing me to the praetorship. 

19. Ex forensi usu,from practice at the bar, lit., forensic, i. e., in 
the Forum. 

3. Ei quoque rei, for this also ,• i. e., for oratorical ability, as im- 61 
plied in dicendo. 

4. IUud. Explained by quod in hac . . . nemini possit. 

6. In qua possit ; G. 500. 
8. Virtu te, worth, merits. 

U9. Mini; G. 388. — Copia . . . modus, abundance of materials . . . 
yper limit. 



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II. Statement of the Case. Plan of the Oration. 

61 11. Ut proficiscatur ; G. 499, 2, note. — Inde, unde, at the point 

from which. 

13. Vectigalibus, tributaries; construe with infertur. 

14. Mithridate et Tigrane. See Introduction, p. 232. — Alter 
relictus ; i, e., Mithridates. Six years before the delivery of this ora- 
tion, he was utterly defeated by Lucullus, but finally escaped to Armenia, 
and placed himself under the protection of Tigranes, his son-in-law. In 
the mean time, the Roman army, occupied with the rich spoils of Pontus, 
abandoned the pursuit. Thus Mithridates was left (relictus) undis- 
turbed in his retreat. — Alter lacessitus; i. e., Tigranes, who had been 
greatly exasperated (lacessitus) by the loss of his capital. See Introduc- 
tion, p. 233. 

15. Occasionem . . . oblatam esse. The disaffection in the Ro- 
man army, the recall of Lucullus, and the inefficiency of Glabrio, his 
successor, had furnished them such an opportunity. See Introduction, p. 
233. — Asiam; i. e., the Roman province in Asia, embracing the western 
portion of Asia Minor. 

16. Arbitrantur. The subject is alter, alter. — Equitibus Ro- 
manis. The Roman knights were the capitalists of Rome, and formed a 
distinct order, an aristocracy of wealth. They monopolized all lucrative 
enterprises and all commercial pursuits. Individually, or in companies, 
they usually bought up the public revenues. 

18. In vestris vectigalibus . . . occupatae, invested in farming 
your revenues. 

19. Pro necessitudine, on account of the connection. By birth, 
Cicero belonged to the equestrian order. — Mihi; Dative of Possessor. 
G. 387. 

21. Bithyniae. Bithynia, a country south of the Euxine Sea, was 
bequeathed to the Roman people by King Nicomecles III., in the year 74 
B. C. — Vicos exustos esse, etc. ; the import of the letters ; dependent 
upon a verb of saying implied in afferuntur litterae. G. 523, I., note. 

22. Regnum Ariobarzanis ; i. e., Cappadocia, south of Pontus. 

23. L. Lucullum. See Introduction, p. 233. 

24. Huic qui successerit, he who has succeeded him ; i. e., his suc- 
cessor in command, M\ Acilius Glabrio, consul the preceding year. G. 
453, 2, note 2 ; 524. 

26. Unum; i. e., Pompey. By speaking in this way, Cicero inti 
mates that Pompey does not need to be named. 

27. Imp era tor em, as commander ; Predicate Accusative. 



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28. Neminem. Subject of metui, to be supplied. gj 

30. De genere belli; construe with esse dicendum. 

31. De imperatore deligendo ; G. 544, 2. 

32. Ejus modi; also written ejusmodi. Predicate Genitive; G. 
186, 4, note; 403. — Quod debeat; G. 500. 

33. Ad persequendi studium, to zeal in (lit., of) prosecuting it. — 
Cn quo ; G. 453. 

34. Ainajoribus; construe with tradita est. — Cum, turn; G. 
554, 1., 5. 

2. Quibus amissis, if these are lost. G. 431, 2. 62 

3. Pacis ornamenta, the ornaments of peace, i. e., whatever is re- 
quisite in time of peace, the comforts and luxuries of life. — Subsidia 
belli, the sinews of icar, i. e., means of prosecuting war. — Requiretis, 
you tcill seek for in vain. 

4. 3Iultorum clvium. Especially of the farmers of the revenues. 
See preceding page, line 17 ; quorum magnae res aguntur, in vestris vecti- 
galibtis exercendis occupatae. — A vobis ; instead of the Dative, to dis- 
tinguish the agent from the Indirect Object quibus. G. 388, note. 

III. — V. The Glory of the Roman Kame and the Wel- 
fare of the Roman AUies are in Danger. 

8. Macula. This refers to the great massacre of Roman citizens in 
Asia, in the early part of the Mithridatic War. It is explained by the 
clause quod is qui uno die . . . denotamt. See Introduction, p. 233. — 
Mithridatico bello ; i. e., in the year 88 B. C. G. 429. — Penitus jam 
insedit, has already become deep-seated. 

10. Quod is, qui, that he who, i. e., Mithridates. 

11. Una significatlone litterarum, by the import of a single 
letter. The messenger bore a written order from King Mithridates to all 
his satraps and governors in Asia Minor, to put to death on a certain 
day all persons of Roman or Italian descent found in their dominions. 

' Eighty thousand lives are said to have been sacrificed upon that memorable 
I day. 

13. Scelere; G. 421, HI. 

14. Annum ; G. 379. — Annum jam . . . regnat. G. 467, 2 ; Lat. 
Comp. 276, IV. 

15. Latebris, in the retirement, referring to the remote and retired 
situation of Pontus and Cappadocia. 

(16. In vestris vectigalibus ; construe with versari. 
17. In Asiae luce, in the full light of Asia; i. e., in our province 
of Asia, where he can find no hiding-place, but is exposed to the eyes 



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62 of all. — In luce versari is, of course, in contrast with latebris occultare. 
Mithridates, taking advantage of the recall of Lucullus, had speedily re- 
covered his lost possessions, and was even threatening the allies and 
tributaries of the Roman people. 

19. L. Sulla. L. Cornelius Sulla, afterward the famous dictator, 
commanded in what is called the first Mithridatic War, i. e., from 87 to 84 
B.C. 

20. Ij. Murena. L. Licinius Murena commanded in the second 
Mithridatic War, from 83 to 81 B. C. 

21. Pulsus; G. 549, 2. 

23. Quod egerunt . . . quod reliquerunt,/or what they did . . .for 
what they left undone. Propter id may be supplied before quod. Some 
critics, regarding quod as a conjunction, translate, because they were active 
. . . because they left the work unfinished. 

24. Sullam res publica revocavit. Sulla was in haste to return 
to Rome to reestablish his authority, as his old rivals of the Marian faction 
were masters of the city. He left his legate, L. Murena, in command in 
Asia. 

26. Reliquum tempus ; *. e., after the recall of Murena. — Non 
ad oblivionem veteris belli, not in allowing the former war to be for- 
gotten ; i. e., by abstaining from all acts of hostility. 

28. Postea quam aedificasset; G. 518, 1, note. 

29. Quibuscumque ex gentibus posset, from whatever races he 
could. 

30. Et simularet, and all the while was pretending. Observe the 
force of the Imperfect, denoting the continuance of the action. — Bos- 
poranis, the Bosporani, a people dwelling on the Cimmerian Bosporus, 
between the Black Sea and the Azof. 

32. Ad eos duces ; i. e., to Sertorius and his associates, then com- 
manding in Spain in the interest of the Marian faction. 

33. Duobus in locis ; i. e., in Asia and in Spain. — Disjunctissi- 
mis maximeque diversis, most widely separated and in directly oppo 
site parts of the world; i. e., in the East and in the West. Maxime diver- 
sis, lit., most opposite ; G. 170. 

34. A binis copiis, by two armies (forces). Why not duabus in- 
stead of binis ? G. 174, 2, 3) . — Terra marique ; G. 425, 2. 

35. De imperio^or the very existence of the empire. 

03 1. Alterius partis . . . Hispaniensis, the danger in the one direc- 

tion, that of Sertorius and Spain. 

3. Pompeii. The war was prosecuted by Pompey for four years 
with varying success, but the assassination of Sertorius brought it to a 
pudden conclusion. 



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6. Felicitati ; Indirect Object of tribuenda esse. — Haec extrema, 63 
these last events, i. e., his recent reverses. 

7. Fortunae, to his misfortune. 

8. Alio loco ; G. 425, 2. See Chap. VIII., p. 66. 

9. Ei ; G. 386. — Detracta. Supply esse. 

11. Quoniam is est exorsus, since this (i. e., glory) is the begin- 
ning, i. e., the first topic. See p. 61, line 34, and p. 62, line 6. Is is at- 
tracted to agree with the predicate noun exorsus. G. 445, 4. 

12. Suscipiendum. Supply esse. — Putetis ; G. 529, 1. 

14. Injuriosius ; G. 444, 1. — Tot milibus. See note on una sig- 
nificatione litterarum, p. 62, line 11. 

16. Quo animo; Abl. of Characteristic. G. 419, 2, 4). — Legati 
. . . appellati superbius. This seems to be a very mild statement of 
the offence. The Roman ambassadors at Corinth, according to Polybius, 
attempted to address the meeting of the Achaean League, but were in- 
sulted and driven from the assembly. The war which followed resulted 
in the destruction of Corinth and the complete conquest of Greece by the 
Romans in the year 146 B. C. 

17. Corinthum. The celebrated city of Corinth, in Greece. Co- 
rinthum is the subject of exstinctum esse, though the participle agrees with 
the appositive lumen, and not with the subject Corinthum. G. 462. 

18. Eum regem; i. e., Mithridates. 

19. Legatum consularem. This was Manius Aquilius, consul 
101 B. C, sent into Asia 90 B. C, to restore the Kings Ariobarzanes and 
Nicomedes, who had been dethroned by Mithridates. 

20. Excruciatum necavit; G. 549, 5. 

21. Libertatem imminutam, an encroachment upon the liberty, 
lit, the liberty diminished. G. 549, 5, note 2. 

22. Vitam ereptam, the talcing of life. — Jus violatum, the in- 
fringement of the right. 

23. Persecuti sunt, avenged. — Legatum interfectum, the mur- 
der of an ambassador. G. 549, 5, note 2. 

24. Ut illis pulcherrimum fuit, as it was most honorable for them. 
28. Quod salus . . . vocatur. This clause is the object oiferre. — 

In periculum vocatur, is exposed to danger. 

30. Ariobarzanes. See note on regnum Ariobarzanis, p. 61, line 
22. — Socius . . . atque amicus. An honorary title conferred by a de- 
cree of the senate. 

31. Duo reges. See p. 61, lines 12 to 16. — Toti Asiae ; G. 385, II. 
33. Cuncta Asia, in all Asia. G. 425, 2, note 2. 

35. Imperatorem certum ; i. e., any one in particular. — De- 
poscere ; construe with audent. 



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63 36. Alium ; i. e., Manius Acilius Glabrio. See Introduction, p. 233. 

64 2. Unum virum; i. e., Pornpey. — In quo sint; G. 503, II., 1. 

3. Propter, near, i. e., in their vicinity. Pompey had just achieved 
the most signal success 'in the war against the pirates, and was still in Asia 
at the head of a large and victorious array. — Quo, for which reason ; Abl, 
of Cause. — Carent aegrius, they feel the need of him more keenly. 

4. Maritimum bellum ; i. e., the war against the pirates who in. 
fested the Mediterranean Sea. See Introduction, p. 232. 

7. Ut existimetis ; G. 498, II. 

8. Dignos quorum salutem . . . commendetis, worthy of having 
their safety intrusted to such a man, lit., worthy whose safety you would in- 
trust, etc., i. e., so worthy that you would, etc. G. 503, II., 2. 

9. Hoc, on this account ; explained by quod ceteros . . . differant. — 
Ceteros ejus modi homines mittimus, the other men whom we send 
are of such a character, lit., we send the other men of such a character. In 
Chapters XXII. and XXIII. , Cicero contrasts the character of Pompey 
with that of the other Roman commanders. 

11. Adventus. Plural, because of its connection with the plural 
ipsorum. 

13. Antea. The fame of his previous military achievements in 
Italy, Africa, Gaul, and Spain, had already reached them. 

VI., VII. The Revenues of the State and the Fortunes 
of Roman Citizens are in Danger. 

V7 . Propter socios. In behalf of their allies in Greece, the Ro* 
mans waged war against the Aetolians, and Antiochus, King of Syria, 
from 192 to 189 B. C. The Roman arms were crowned with signal success. 
^ The war with Philip V., King of Macedonia, was undertaken 200 B. C. in 
behalf of the Athenians, and ended in the humiliation of Philip 196 B. C. 
The first Punic War, from 264 to 241 B. C, was undertaken in the interest 
of the town of Messana, in Sicily; the second, from 218 to 202 B. C, grew 
out of the capture of Saguntum, in Spain; and the third, from 150 tc 
146 B. C, was undertaken in support of the Numidian king Massinissa 
It resulted in the destruction of Carthage. 

21. Cum de . . . agatur, since your most important revenues are at 
stake, lit., since it is staked in regard to, etc. Agatur is impersonal. How 
would this clause read if expressed personally ? See p. 62, lines 1 and 2. 

23. Tanta sunt, are so inconsiderable, lit., so great, i. e., only so 
great. — lis; G. 421, III. 

25. Ubertate agrorum, magnitudine pastionis, multitu- 
dine, etc. Cicero here specifies the three chief sources of revenue — 



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me tithes (decumae) for the use of the public lands under cultivation, the 04 
rents (scriptura) for the use of the public pastures, and the duties (por- 
torium) on imports and exports. 

27. Facile, unquestionably. — Omnibus terris, all other lands, lit., 
all lands. G. 386. 

28. Belli utilitatem, what is useful in war. 

1. Scriptura. So called from the record (writing) kept of all cattle 65 
pastured upon the public lands. See note on ubertate agrorum, etc. p. 64, 
line 25. 

3. Quo tandem animo. See p. 63, line 16. — Qui nobis . . . pen- 
sitant, who pay us tribute, and accordingly have a right to expect protec- 
tion from us. 

4. Qui exercent atque exigunt; i. e., the Roman knights and 
those who have taken contracts under them, or are in their employ. See 
p. 61, lines 16 to 20. 

7. Pamilias maximas, the very numerous households of servants ; 
object of habere. — In saltibus, in the pasture-grounds. 

8. Custodiis, custom-houses. 

10. Illis rebus ; i. e., the revenues. G. 421, 1. — Qui vobis fruc- 
tui sunt, who secure the enjoyment for you ; i. e., both those who pay the 
J revenue and those who farm it. G. 390. 

13. Illud quod, that which ; explained by quod ad multorum . . .per- 
tinet. 

14. Extremum, as the last topic. See p. 62, line 4 ; aguntur bona, 
etc. Observe, also, the four topics embraced under the general division 
of the Character of the War (genus belli), as presented in the latter part 
of Chapter II.: 1. Agitur gloria; 2. Agitur salus ; 3. Aguntur vecti- 
galia ; 4. Aguntur bona. Cicero, having completed the discussion of the 
first three points, now takes up the last. — Cum essem dicturus; G. 
496, note 2. 

15. Quod pertinet, that it (the war) pertains. Quod seems to be 
the conjunction, rather than the relative. 

16. Quorum habenda est ratio, whose interests ought to be re- 
garded. 

17. Et publican!. The et finds its correlative in deinde in the next 
paragraph. Omit it in translating. 

18. Rationes, business, plans for business. 

19. Per se, of themselves. 

22. Recte ; construe with dicemus. 

24. Ex ceteris ordinibus, of the other classes ; i. e., of all classes 
except the publicani just mentioned. See line 17 above. Here ordinibus 
seems not to be used in its technical sense to denote the three orders in 



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65 the state — the senate, the knights, and the people — but in a more general 
sense to denote the various classes and professions. 

25. Partim, partim, some, others. — Ipsi, themselves, i. e., in per- 
son, in distinction from those who remained in Rome, and only sent their 
money into the province. 

27. Collocatas, invested. — Humanitatis. G. 402. 

28. Magnum . . . civium, this large number of citizens. 

29. A re publica,//om that of the republic. G. 398, 1, note 1. 

30. Primum, in the first place, correlative of deinde below. — Illud 
parvi refert ; G. 408, II. and III. Illud is explained by nos . . . recuperare. 

81. Publicanis amissis, when the farmers of the revenue are 
ruined. Publicanis amissis is at best doubtful Latin. The text is prob- 
ably corrupt. 

32. Redimendi facultas, the means of contracting for them. 

34. Quod. The antecedent is id in the next line. 

35. Initio belli Asiatici, in the beginning of the Asiatic War, i. e. t 
of the Mithridatic War, 88 B. C. G. 429. 

36. Memoria, in memory ; Abl. of Means. 

66 1. Romae; G. 425, II. — Solutione impedita, etc., credit fell in 
consequence of a suspension of payment. Capitalists in Rome were so in- 
volved in the heavy losses sustained in Asia that they could not meet their 
payments. 

3. Ut non trahant, without drawing, lit., so as not to draw. G. 500. 
Instead of ut non, quin might have been used. G. 504, 3. 

5. Id quod ipsi videtis,, as you yourselves see, lit., that which. Id 
represents the statement which follows : haec fides atque . . . et cohaeret. 

6. Haec ratio pecuniarum, this system of banking. 

8. Ilia, the latter, lit., those things, referring to pecuniis Asiaticis. G. 
450, 1. On gender, see G. 445, 5. 

10. Gloria, salus, vectigalia, fortunae. Recapitulation of the 
four topics which comprise the first general division, viz., that on the 
Character of the War. See note on extremum, p. 65, line 14. 

12. Conjunctae cum re publica, joined with the public weal. 

VIII., IX. The Extent and Importance of the War. 

14. Hoc, this ; explained by belli genus esse ita . . . pertimescendum. 
17. Vobis contemnenda, unworthy of your attention, lit., deserv- 
ing to be despised by you. 

19. Viro, homini. See Syn. L. C. 239, II. 

20. Debeatur; Subj. in an Indirect Clause. — Adventu ; G. 429 
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21. Ornatas fuisse . . . obsessam esse. Direct Discourse would 66 

be ornatae erant . . . obsidebatur. 

23. Cyzicenorum. See note on urbem Cyzicenorum, p. 55, line 28. 

24. Quam L. LucuUus liberavit, but L. Lucullus delivered it. 
G. 521,2, 2). 

26. Classem magnam . . . depressam. This naval victory is 
evidently the same as that mentioned on p. 55, lines 30 to 33. 

27. Ducibus Sertorianis, under commanders sent by Sertorius; 
1 Abl. Absol. It will be remembered that Sertorius, then commanding in 

Spain in the interest of the Marian faction, was in correspondence with 
Mithridates. See p. 62, lines 30 to 36 ; also note on ad eos duces, p. 62, line 
32. — Studio, by party -strife. 

30. Legionibus; Dative. 

31. Ex omni aditu, at every avenue of approach. 1 — Sinopen atque 
Amisum ; cities on the Euxine. 

34. Perinultas ; construe with ceteras urbes. — Uno aditu, by his 
mere approach, lit., by his approach only, i. e., without any actual at- 
tack. 

35. Alios reges . . . gentes. He went first to Tigranes, king of the 
Armenians, and afterward to Arsaces, king of the Parthians. 

1. Integris vectigalibus, the revenues unimpaired ; Abl. Absolute. 67 

2. Laudis; Partitive Genitive with satis. — Atque ita, and so be- 
stowed, i. e., so liberally, lit., and in such a manner. Perhaps dicta or 
some similar participle is to be supplied. 

3. Hoe, this, i. e., a nulla . . . esse laudatum. — NuIlo; G. 457, 2. — 
Istorum. This refers especially to Catulus and Hortensius. See Intro- 
duction, p. 233. 

7. Reliquum beUum, what remains of the tear, or the remaining 
paH of the war. G. 440, note 1. 

10. 3Iedea. Medea, daughter of Aeetes, King of Colchis, eloped 
i with Jason, the leader of the Ai'gonautic expedition. Being pursued by 

her father, she resorted to the expedient described in the text. Colchis, 
though not strictly a part of Pontus, is here included under that general 
name; hence ex eodem Ponto. 

11. Fratris. The name of her brother was Apsyrtus or Absyrtus. 

12. Eorum coUectio dispersa, the collection of them thus scat- 
tered. G. 438, 7. 

14. Maximam vim omnem, the whole of the very great quantity ; 
object of reliquit. 

16. Bello superiore. See p. 62, line 8. 

19. IUum, the former; i. e., Aeetes, the father of Medea. — Hos, 
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67 20. Hunc; i. e., Mithridates. — Tigranes. The son-in-law of 
Mithridates. 

21. Rebus suis ; G. 385, II. 

23. Plures gentes. Among these were the Medes, the Albanians, 
the Arabians, and the Iberians. 

26. Neque lacessendas . . . tentandas, should be either provoked 
by attack (war) or disturbed. G. 553, 2. 

27. Gravis atque vehemens, painful and exciting. 

28. Gentium barbararum; i. e., in Asia. — Fani. Mommsen, 
the historian, thinks that Cicero refers to the rich and magnificent temple 
of the Persian goddess Nanaea, in Elmais. 

30. Multae atque magnae; G. 440, 1, note. — Novo quodam 
terrore. Fears are now excited upon a religious subject. 

32. Urbem, a city ; i. e., Tigranocerta, the Armenian capital. 

34. Desiderio suorum, by the desire to see their friends. See note 
on desiderio sut, p. 15, line 21. 

35. Fuit enim illud ex tremum, for the result (last thing) was. 
Illud merely represents the clause, ut ex Us locis . . . quaereretur. 

68 2. Eorum, consisting of those ; Gen. of Specification after manum. 

4. Fere, almost invariably. 

5. Ut alliciant; G. 501, III. 

7. Ut . . . videatur ; the Result of qui ant reges sunt . . . regno. — Ut, 
so that. — Nomen regale, the name of king. 

9. Incolumis ; i. e., before his defeat. 

10. Eo, quod, with that which ; explained by ut illam . . . attingeret. 

11. Acciderat; Lat. Comp. 624. 

12. In exercitum . . . fecit. In the year 68 B. C, while Lucullus 
was occupied in Mesopotamia, Mithridates, who had returned to Pontus, 
defeated the Roman forces under M. Fabius, and in the following year 
under C. Triarius. 

14. Hoc loco; G. 425, 2. — Poetae, qui . . . scribunt. Cn. 
Naevius, who wrote on the first Punic War, and Q. Ennius, who wrote 
the Roman Annals, are doubtless meant. 

15. Calamitatem ; i. e., the defeat of Triarius. 

16. Imperatoris ; i. e., of Lucullus. 

17. Ex sermone rumor, the common talk, lit., rumor from conver- 
sation. — Hie, here. — In malo ; G. 429, 1. 

18. Offensione, disaster. 

19. lncommodis ; G. 385, note 3.— Potuisset; Potential Sub- 
junctive. 

20. Modum statuendum, that a limit should be set. 

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Lucullus, the disaffection in his army and the intrigues of his enemies, is 08 
purposely omitted. — Stipendiis confectis erant, had completed their 
term of service; lit , were with completed services. G. 419, 2, 4). 

22. Glabrioni. See Introduction, p. 233. 

23. Ea, them, referring to multa, but explained by quantum illud . . . 
putetis. — Conjectura, by inference, i. e., from what he has said, they 
must infer the i-est. 

24. Factum, has become. Supply esse. — Putetis = putare debeatis. 
— Quod conjungant . . . renovent . . . suscipiant . . . accipiat. Re- 
capitulation of the points, showing the greatness and importance of the 
war. — Conjungant, ivage conjointly. 

25. Integrae gentes, fres h races; i.e., those not previously en- 
gaged. 

26. Novus imperator ; *. e., Glabrio. 

27. Quare, why ; i. e., to show why. 

28. Esset, is ; G. 495, 1. 

30. Rebus; Ind. Obj. of praeficiendo. — Dicendum esse videa- 
tur = dicendum sit ; a somewhat favorite pleonasm with Cicero. G. 636, III. 

X. The Appointment of a Commander. Qualifications 
of Pompey. His Knowledge of Military Affairs. 

31. Utinam haberetis ; G. 483 ; 483, 1 and 2. 

36. Antiquitatis memoriam, the records of antiquity ; i. e., the 
glory of the ancients. 

2. Sic ; G. 636, III., 7. —In summo imperatore, in a consummate 69 
commander. 

4. Quis igitur, icho then ? This question introduces the discussion 
of the first of the four topics just mentioned, scientiam rei militaris. 

5. Hoc nomine; i. e., Pompey. G. 417. — Scientior ; i. e., rei 
.militaris. 

6. Acerrimis hostibus ; Ablative Absolute. 

7. Ad patris exercitum. Pompey commenced his military career 
under his father, Cn. Pompeius Strabo, in the Social War, 89 B. C. He 
was then seventeen years of age. 

8. Extrema pueritia; G. 440, note 1. 

9. Summi imperatoris ; i. e., of his father. 

10. Ipse imperator. At the age of twenty -three, Pompey raised 
three legions of volunteers in Picenum, and, at the head of this force, 

I proffered his services to Sulla, who saluted him with the title of Imperator. 

I— Hoste, inimico. See Syn. L. C. 344. 
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13. Ad scientiam est erudita, has been trained to the knowledge, 

14. Suis imperiis, by his experience in command. 

15. Triumphis. Pompey had already twice enjoyed the honor of 
a triumph — in the year 81 B. C, at the age of twenty-five, for his victories 
in Africa, and, ten years later, for his victories in Spain. 

17. Civile. The Civil War in Italy, waged by Sulla against the 
Marian faction. — Africanum. The African War in which Pompey con- 
quered, in the year 81, B. C, a remnant of the Marian faction which had 
fled for protection to Hiarbas, King of Numidia. — Transalpinum. 
The war waged by Pompey against the Transalpine Gauls on his march 
into Spain, 76 B. C. 

18. Hispaniense. The war in Spain against Sertorius. See notes 
on ad eos duces, p. 62, line 32, and on Pompeii, p. 63, line 3. — Mixtum 
ex . . . nationibus, made-up of states, etc., i.e., one in which states, etc., 
were involved; These words are explanatory of Hispaniense bellum, but 
the text is doubtful. 

19. Servile. The war against Spartacus, aided by gladiators and 
slaves, 71 B. C. — Navale. The war against the pirates, 67 B. C, also 
called maritimum bellum, p. 64, line 4. See note on the same. 

21. In usu . . . militari, in the range of military experience; lit. 
placed in. 

XL, XII. Pompey 1 s Second Qualification — Valor, as 
shown in the Various Wars in which he has com- 
manded. 

%4t. Virtuti, valor. G. 391, I. Virtus, in the discussion of this 
topic, with the leading idea of valor, is used in a very comprehensive 
sense, embracing the natural endowments which are essential in a great 
commander, the military gift, ability in war. 

26. Cuiquam inauditum ; G. 391. — Neque enim . . . solae vir- 
tutes, for those are not the only qualifications. The others are mentioned 
in Chap. XIII. 

27. Quae . . . existimantur, which are usually so regarded. 

30. Quae tanta sunt quanta non fuerunt, and these qualities 
are greater, lit., as great as they have not been. 

33. Italia; i. e., in the Civil War. See note on civile, line 17, 
above. 

35. Sicilia. In the year 82 B. C, Pompey was sent by Sulla into 
Sicily to subdue the remnant of the Marian faction which had taken refuge 
in that island. 

36. Africa. See note on Africanum, line 17, above. 



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1. Eorum ipsorum sanguine, with the blood of those very enemies. 70 
Out of a force of 20,000, according to Plutarch, only 3,000 survived the 
battle. 

2. Gallia. See note on Transalpinum, p. 69, line 17. 

4. Hispania. See note on Hispaniense, p. 69, line 18. 

5. Iterum et saepius, again and again. 

6. Cum premeretur ; G. 521, II., 2. — Taetro, disgraceful, be- 
cause waged against gladiators and slaves. 

7. Absente; i. e., in Spain. 

9. Adventu . . . sepultum. This is extravagant and undeserved 
praise. Pompey, arriving from Spain just after Spartacus and his whole 
army had been defeated by Marcus Crassus, gained an easy victory over 
5,000 fugitives who had escaped from the battle-field. 

11. Maria omnia; i. e., the different seas composing the Mediter- 
ranean, or connected with it, as the Adriatic, the Aegean, etc. Cicero 
here refers to the war against the pirates. — Cum universa, turn, not 
only all the seas, bid also. 

12. Quis; G. 454, 1. — Toto mari; G. 425, 2. 

16. Hieme, in winter, when there was less danger from pirates, but 
moi-e from storm and shipwreck. — Referto mari; Abl. Absol. — Prae- 
donum; G. 399, I., 3. 

17. Tam vetus. The war against the pirates extended through a 
period of upwards of twenty years. — Tam late divisum, so widely ex- 
tended. 

18. Arbitraretur ; G. 485, note 1. 

22. Cui praesidio f uistis, whom have you protected ? G. 390. 

24. Quam multas captas urbes. The number is said to have 
reached four hundred. The pirates had at one time one thousand vessels 
under their command. 

26. Fuit; G. 471, 1,2). 

27. Populi; G. 391, II., 4. 

28. Propugnaculis imperii, with the bulwarks of their power, i.e., 
with their army and navy. — Sua, their own, referring to populi Romani. 

31. Brundisio. A tow .a on the eastern coast of Italy, the usual 
port of embarkation for the East. — Hieme summa, in midwinter. 

132. Captos. Supply esse. The subject is eos, the omitted antece- 
dent of qui. — Legati . . . redempti sint. It is not known to what 
Cicero here refers. 

34. Duodecim secures, two praetors, lit., twelve axes ; the symbols 
of office, by metonymy for the officers. G. 637, III. In the provinces, 
each praetor was attended by six lictors with the fasces. Plutarch men- 
tions these praetors under the names of Sextilms and Bellinus. 



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70 35. Cnidum. A city in Caria. — Colophonem. A city in Lydia 

— Samum. A city on the island of Saraus, on the coast of Asia Minor. 

36. Innumerabiles. See note on quam multas, etc., line 24. 

71 2. Vitam . . . ducitis, you derive life and breath ; i. e., the grain 
with which to support life. 

3. Cajetae. A town and harbor on the coast of Latium, now Gaeta, 

— Celeberrimum, very much frequented. 

4. Inspectante praetore. It is not known who this praetor was. 

5. Miseno. A town and harbor on the coast of Campania. — Ejus 
ipsius liberos qui, the child of that very one who. Plutarch says that 
a daughter of Antonius was carried off by the pirates. This is undoubt- 
edly the case to which Cicero refers, as liberos may mean either child or 
children. It is, however, uncertain whether this Antonius was M. Anto- 
nius, the orator, or his son M. Antonius, the father of the triumvir. 

7. Ostiense, of ov at Ostia, the port of Rome at the mouth of the 
Tiber. G. 395, note 2. The pirates are said even to have burnt the ships 
in the harbor of Ostia. 

9. Cui consul praepositus esset. Relative clause denoting Re, 
suit ; a fleet so important as to be commanded by a consul. G. 503, 1. 
Who the consul was is not known. 

14. Oceani ostium, the Straits of Gibraltar, called Oceani Ostium, 
the mouth of the ocean, to harmonize with ostium Tiberinum. 

18. Tarn brevi tempore. About ninety days. See note on unde- 
quinquagesimo die, line 29, below ; also Introduction, p. 232. 

19. Quam celeriter, as speedily as. 

20. Tauti belli impetus, the so vast military expedition, lit., the 
onset (impetuous movement) of so great a war ; a figure at once bold and 
poetic, but difficult to reproduce in English. — Nondum tempestivo . . . 
mari ; i. e., very early in the Spring. G. 431. 

22. Sardiniam. The large island of Sardinia, west of Italy, was 
one of the principal granaries of Rome. 

23. Frumentaria subsidia, granaries. 

25. Duabus Hispaniis; i. e., Hispania exterior and Hispania ul- 
terior, separated by the river Iberus, now the Ebro. With Hispaniis sup« 
ply confirmatis. 

26. Illyrici maris; i. e., the part of the Adriatic bordering upon 
IHyria. — Achaiam. Achaia here denotes the Peloponnesus. 

27. Italiae duo maria; i. e., the Adriatic on the east, and the 
Tuscan on the west. 

28. Adornavit, supplied. 

29. Ut, after. — Brundisio ; G. 412, II. — Undequinquagesimo 
die. According to Plutarch, the earlier operations of the >yar, prior to the 



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embarkation from Brundisinm, occupied forty days, making in all about ?1 
ninety days. 

30. Ciliciam. Cilicia, upon the northeastern coast of the Mediter- 
ranean, was the stronghold of the pirates. 

31. Partim, partim, either, or. 

33. Cretensibus ; Indirect object oiademit and imperavit. G. 385, 
2. The Cretans, after the subjugation of the island was substantially 
effected by Quintus Metellus, proposed to surrender to Pompey, then in 
Pamphylia, in the hope of thus obtaiuing easier terms. He accepted the 
offer, and sent envoys to Metellus to inform him of the fact. But Metel- 
lus, who had been charged with the prosecution of this Avar, disregarding 
the command of Pompey, compelled the whole island to surrender to 
himself. — Pamphyliam. In Asia Minor, on the north of the Mediter- 
i-anean. 

35. Obsidesque. Here our idiom requires that que after the nega- 
tive (non) should be rendered but. 

XIH.j XIV. Pompey possesses not only Valor, but many 
Kindred Qualities of Great Value in a Commander. 

3. Est haec, this is ; i. e., such is, referring to the description just 72 
given. — Imperatoris, as a commander ; in apposition with ejus, under- 
stood, lit., of him (as) commander. 

4. Quas paulo ante. See note on neque enim . . . solae virtutes, p. 
69, line 26. 

5. Non enim bellandi . . . quaerenda est. This is only a repeti- 
tion of neque enim illae . . .providendo, p. 69, line 26, here completed by sed 
multae . . . virtutis. 

7. Artes eximiae, excellent qualities. — Hujus ; construe with vir- 
tutis. 

8. Innocentia, blamelessness, uprightness ; especially in this instance 
freedom from avarice. G. 419, II. For the exact sense in which this and 
the accompanying ablatives are here used, see the discussion which follows. 
The treatment of innocentia occupies the remainder of this chapter. Tem- 
perantia, self-control, is treated in the first paragraph of the next chapter ; 
facilitas, affability, ingenium, native talent, ability, fides, good faith, 
trustworthiness, and humanitas, kindness, humanity, in the last paragraph 
of that chapter. 

11. Quae, these. G. 445, 3, note 1 ; 453. 

12. Summa, of the highest order, i. e., in Pompey. 

13. Magis, better. — Aliorum contentione, by a comparison with 
others ,* i. e. t by comparing them with the qualities fousd in other men. — 



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7 2 Ipsa ; construe with ea, they can themselves. — Cognosci atque intel- 
ligi. Cognosce* means to perceive, learn, by the senses or from external 
sources ; intelligo, to understand, comprehend, by the mind. 

15. Ullo in numero putare, to regard in any sense as a command- 
er, lit., in any number or enumeration, i. e., of commanders. 

16. Centuriatus veneant. The allusion may be to Glabrio, now 
in command against Mithridates, or it may be more general, as Cicero 
afterward uses the plural, qui haecfecerint, line 22, below. 

18. Cogitare. Supply possumus putare from the preceding sentence. 

19. Cupiditatem provinciae, a desire to retain his province, lit., 
a desire of his province. Money was sometimes given to influential magis- 
trates to secure their cooperation in preventing the recall of generals. 

20. In quaestu, at interest. 

21. Tacit ut . . . videamini, shoios that you recognize, lit., makes 
that you appear, etc., i. e., causes you to appear, etc. 

23. Nisi qui voluerit, unless he shall choose, lit., if not he who shall 
choose. Supply is as the antecedent of qui. 

25. Quocumque ventum est, wherever they have gone. G. 301, 1. 

26. Ferant, carry with them, cause. — Itinera, quae . . . Italia; 
i. e., the various Italian wars. 

29. Existimetis. See note onputetis, p. 68, line 24. 

30. Plures ; construe with urbes, and repeat with civitates. 

31. Hibernis, by their winter quarters, i. e., by the soldiers in wi»- 
ter quarters. 

33. Ipse; G. 452, 1. 

35. Hie, in this state of things, lit., here. —Ceteris ; G. 386, 2. 

36. Cujus . . . pervenerint; G. 517.— In Asiam; i. e., when led 
thither by Pompey in the war against the pirates. — Non modo manus, 
not only no hand. G. 552, 2. 

73 3. Hibernent, are passing the winter ; i. e., under Pompey, on the 

border of Cilicia. 

4. Ut sumptum . . . militem, to expend money on the soldiery. 

5. Hiemis ; construe with perfugium, a refuge from the winter. G. 
393, note. 

6. Avaritiae perfugium, a resort for avarice; i. e., for the gratifi> 
cation of avarice. 

10. Cursum, progress. — Inventum, was achieved. Supply esse. 

15. Non amoenitas ad delectationem, no delightful scenery to 
the enjoyment of it. Here non, lit., not, belonging to the verb, may be 
rendered no. 

16. Non nobilitas urbis, no renowned city, lit., not the renown of a 
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17. Signa, statues. — Tabulas, paintings. 73 
19. Tollenda esse. Rome was already rich in works of art which 

her commanders had taken from Grecian cities. — Ea, these; in apposi- 
tion with signa, etc. 

23. Hac quondam eontinentia, of this self-control once common, 
or which once existed. Observe the position of quondam, implying that 
this self-control is a characteristic of the past rather than of the present. 
— Quod. The antecedent is the clause fuisse homines . . . eontinentia. — 
Jam videbatur, teas already beginning to appear. 

29. Liberae,/ree?y allowed. 

30. Querimoniae. Querimonia is properly a complaint which seeks 
redress, and is, therefore, more than querela, which may be only the ex- 
pression of a momentaiy feeling. — Aliorum injuriis, injuries from 
others. 

33. Imperatoria, appropriate for a commander. 

34. Hoc ipso ex loco ; i. e. } the Rostra from which he had often 
addressed the people. 

36. Sanctissimam, most inviolable. 

I. Dictu; G. 547. 74 
3. Quin transmittendum sit; G. 504, 3, 2). 

5. Quodam; G. 456, 1. 

XV., XVI. Pompey 1 s other Qualifications. He is a Man 
not only of Great Personal Influence and Authority, 
but also of Rare Good Fortune and Success. 

6. Quouiam valet. A reason for introducing the topic, but not a 
reason for ceHe nemini dubium est. — Auctoritas. This word seems to 
be here used in a veiy comprehensive sense, including not only influence 
and authority, but also reputation. 

9. Pertinere. This infinitive, with its subject, quid hostes . . . existi- 
ment, depends upon ignorat. 

II. Homines. Subject of commoveri, which, in rendering, should 
be brought in directly before ut aut contemnant . . . anient, as that clause 
expresses the result of commoveri. 

16. Id quod, that which. — Id is in apposition with vos tanta . . ,fe- 
i cistis. G. 445, 7. — Tanta . . . judicia. This refers to the extraordinary 
honors which had been conferred upon Pompey, and the important com- 
mands with which he had been intrusted. See Introduction, p. 232. 

18. Quo =ut eo. Hence the Subj. of Result, pervaserit. G. 500, I. 
• — Illius diei; i. e., the day when Pompey was appointed commander in 
' the war against the pirates. 



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7 4 22. Ut plura non dicam ; G. 499, 1. 

25. Sumantur, may be taken ; Potential Subj. — Qui quo die, on 

the day upon which. G. 453, 3. 

27. Ex summainopia, immediately after the greatest scarcity. Ex, 
lit., out of, denoting a sudden change. The depredations of the pirates 
had so embarrassed commerce that grain in Rome had become very scarce 
and dear. 

28. Urdus hominis spe, through the hope reposed in one man, i. e., 
in Pompey. The price of grain fell because the grain-markets of the world 
would be open to Roman commerce as soon as the pirates should be 
subdued. 

30. Jam, moreover. — Calamitate . . . paulo ante admonui. 
See note on in exercitum . . .fecit, p. 68, line 12. 

32. Crevissent, haberet; construe with quum. G. 521, II., 2. 

33. Amisissetis, nisi attulisset ; G. 510. 

34. Ipsum discrimen . . . temporis, at the very crisis of that 
period. — Ad eas regiones; i. e., into Pamphylia and Cilicia in quest 
of the pirates. 

75 2. Perfecturus sit; G. 496, note 2. 

6. Ilia res, the following fact, explained by quod . . . dediderunt and 
quod . . . dixerunt. G. 450, 3. 

7. Auc tor ita tern. Subject of esse to be supplied. 

8. Tempore ; G. 429. 

9. Cretensium. See note on Cretensibus, p. 71, line 33. 

10. Noster imperator. Quintus Metellus. 

11. In ultimas terras; i. e., Pamphylia. See note on Pamphyli- 
am, p. 71, line 33. Ultimas seems to have been here used for effect. It 
may, indeed, be true of Pamphylia in respect to Pome, but not in respect to 
Crete. 

14. Eum quern, one whom. 

15. Ii quibus erat molestum. The reference is to the party of 
Q. Metellus Pius, the other commander in the war against Sertorius, to 
whom it would be, of course, somewhat annoying that an ambassador 
should be sent to Pompey rather than to Metellus. The real facts in the 
cise, however, are not known. According to the common account, Mithri* 
dates negotiated neither with Pompey nor with Metellus, but with Sertorius. 

18. Auctoritatem. Subject of valituram esse. 

21. Existimetis. See note on putetis, p. 68, line 24. 

22. Reliquum est ut dicamus; G. 501, L, 2. -De felicitate. 
The last of the four qualifications of a general. See p. 69, lines 3 and 
4. — ■ Quam praestare nemo potest, which no one can guarantee ; be 
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23. Possumus, but which we may. Supply the omitted conjunction. 75 
G. 636, I., 1. 

24. Sicut, as, referring to timide et pauca. — Homines. Subject of 
dicere to be supplied. — De potestate deorum, concerning the power of 
the gods.; i. e., concerning a matter which is entirely in the power of the 
gods. — Timide, cautiously. 

25. Maximo, Marcello. See note on Maximi, Marcelli, p. 56, 
line 5. 

26. Scipioni. Probably Scipio Africanus Minor. See note on alter 
Africa?ius, p. 46, line 13. — Mario. See note on Marius qui bis, etc., p. 
46, line 17. 

27. Saepius, repeatedly. 

28. Mandata. Esse with commissos belongs also with mandata. — 
Fuit quibusdam summis viris, some very eminent men have had. 
Viris, Dative of Possessor. 

31. Adjuncta, granted to them ; a participle. 

32. Hac, such. 

34. Reliqua, the future, lit., the rest. 

35. Invisa, offensive. 

2. Terra marique; G. 425, 2. — Ut . . . assenserint; Indirect 76 
Question. — Ut, how. 

3. Voluntatibus ; Indirect Object of each of the four following 
verbs. 

7. Tacitus ; G. 443. — Quot et quantas, as. 

8. Quod ut sit, that this may be; Purpose of velle et optare. Quod 
refers to the success mentioned in the preceding sentence. 

12. Quare cum, etc. Cicero here gives a summary of the several 
points already discussed. In the next chapter he enters upon the consider- 
ation of objections. 

16. Quin conferatis, to employ. 

XVII. — XIX. Reply to the Objection of Hortensiits. 

20. Si esset, erat deligendus ; G. 511, 2. 

23. Opportunitas, fortunate circumstance. 

24. Ab iis qui habent ; i. e., from Lucullus and Glabrio. 

26. Cetera; i. e., cetera bella. — Summa; construe with salute. 

27. Bellum regium, war with kings ; i. e., with Mithridates and 
Tigranes, lit., royal war. 

30. Affectus, honored. — Q. Catulus. Quintus Lutatius Catulus, 
a distinguished member and leader of the Roman aristocracy, consul 78 
B. C. Hence vestris beneficiis amplissiynis affectus- 



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76 32. Q. Hortensius. Quintus Hortensius, a distinguished orator 
and advocate, a man of great wealth and influence, consul 69 B. C. — 
Ratione, plan, or view. 

33. Multis locis, on many points. G. 425, 2. 

34. Tametsi cognoscetis . . . contrarias, although you will see 
authorities on the other side, i. e., opposed to Catulus and Hortensius. 
Those authorities are given on p. 82, lines 20 to 31. 

36. Ipsa re ac ratione, from the nature of the case ; lit., from the 
thing itself and its nature or condition. G. 636, III., 2. 

77 !• Hoc, on this account ; Ablative of Cause. 

7. Obsolevit ista oratio, such language has lost its force ; because 
he had used it before in opposing the appointment of Pompey to the 
command against the pirates, and the result had shown the wisdom of the 
appointment. 

8. Tu idem; G. 451, 3. — Q. Hortensi; G. 51, 5. 

10. A. Gabinium. The author of the Gabinian law, by which 
Pompey was placed in command against the pirates. The law did not, 
indeed, name Pompey, but it was plain to all from the very outset that no 
other commander could be appointed under it. 

14. Turn si valuisset, hodie teneremus ; G. 510, note 1. 

16. Vera causa, the true interests. 

18. Cum capiebantur ; G. 469, II. — Legati . . . praetoresque. 
See Chap. XII., p. 70, especially lines 31 to 36. 

20. Commeatu, from supplies. G. 414. 

21. Rem transmarinam, business beyond the sea. 

23. Non dico Atheniensium, / do not speak of that of the Athe- 
nians. Supply civitatem. Athens was one of the most celebrated of the 
Grecian cities. For upwards of half a century its naval power was very 
great. 

25. Karthaginiensium. The Carthaginians in Northern Africa, 
with whom the Romans waged the Punic Wars, once controlled the Medi- 
terranean. — Maritimis rebus, naval resources. 

26. Rhodiorum. The Rhodians, inhabiting the island of Rhodes, 
in the Aegean Sea, were distinguished for their maritime power. 

27. Quae civitas unquam. These words resume the question 
interrupted by the parenthetical clause non dico . . . remansit. 

29. Regionis . . . maritimae, of the maritime territory and coast. 
31. Ille, the renowned. 

34. Utilitatis, of their interests. 

35. Nos, quorum majores, ii, we, the people (lit., those), whose an- 
cestors. Ii, in apposition with nos, becomes in effect the antecedent of 
quorum. — Autiochum. See note on propter socios, p. 61, line 17 — 



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Persemque. Perses, the last King of Macedonia, was conquered by 7 7 
L. Aemilius Paullus, 168 B. C. He, however, escaped with a small force 
to the island of Samothrace, where he was blockaded by the Roman ad- 
miral Cn. Octavius, to whom he was compelled to surrender. See note on 
Paullus ille, p. 46, line 15. 

36. Omnibus navalibus pugnis; i. e., in the first Punic War. 
See note on propter socios, p. 64, line 17. 

3. Tutam, salvos. See Syn. L. C. 321. 78 

5. Praestare, to keep or preserve. — Turn cum, at the time when, 
introducing an illustration of socios . . . praestare poteramus = as we were 
at the time (turn) when (quum). 

6. Delos. After the fall of Corinth, 146 B. C, Delos became an im- 
portant centre of trade. — Aegaeo mari, the Aegean Sea ; i. e., the part 
of the Mediterranean between Greece and Asia Minor. 

7. Oneribus, freights. 

8. Nihil timebat. Because it was under the protection of Rome. 

10. Appia via. The Appian Way, the most celebrated of the Ro- 
man roads, extended from Rome to the port of Bruudisium. The portion 
near the sea was often visited by the corsairs. 

12. Cum reliquissent ; G. 515, III. 

13. Exuviis nauticis, etc., with naval trophies, etc. Hence the 
name Rostra, beaks. See note on hie locus, p. 60, line 2. 

14. Bono animo, with a good intention. 

17. Dolori suo, their own feelings, occasioned by the depredations 
of the pirates. 

18. Una lex. The Gabinian law. See p. 77, lines 10 to 12. 

20. Effecit ut aliquando videremur, caused us to appear (lit., 
that we should appear) at length. G. 498, II. 

21. Quo, wherefore. 

22. Obtrectatum . . . adhuc, that opposition has thus far been 
made. G. 301, 1. — Gabinio, Pompeio ; Indirect Object of obtrectatum 
esse. — Gabinio . . . anne, shall I say to Gabinius or. 

23. Id. Nominative in apposition with obtrectatum esse adhuc 
utrique. — Ne legaretur . . . Pompeio, that A. Gabinius might not be 
appointed lieutenant to Cn. Pompey. According to Roman law, no one 
could receive an appointment under a statute proposed by himself. Hence 
Gabinius could not be a lieutenant under the Gabinian law, but Pompey 
now asks that he may be so appointed under the Manilian law, which Cicero 
is now advocating. 

25. Legatum quern velit, such a lieutenant as he wishes. G. 503, 1. 

26. Qui impetret, to obtain his request. G. 503, II., 2. — Cum 
ceteri, since our other generals. 



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78 29. Expers gloriae. G. 399, 3. 

31. Periculo, at his peril. If the law had worked badly, Gabinius 
would have been held responsible for the i-esult. — An ; G. 353, 2, note 4. 
— Falcidius, Metellus, etc. These are mentioned, not because they 
were men of note, but simply because they had served as lieutenants the 
year after they had been tribunes of the people. The objection, how- 
ever, to the appointment of Gabinius as lieutenant to Pompey in the war 
against the pirates, was not that he had just been tribune of the people, but 
that he was himself the author of the law under which alone such appoint- 
ment could be made. 

32. Honoris causa, with respect ; lit., because of honor. 

33. Cum . . . fuissent, after they had been tribunes of the people. 
G. 521, II., 2. 

34. Sunt tarn diligentes, are they (people) so scrupulous. 

79 1. Esse deberet. Supply legatus. — De quo legando, the question 
of his appointment as lieutenant. 

3. Me relaturum, that I will present the subject. This Cicero had a 
right to do as praetor, unless forbidden by the express command (inimicum 
edictum) of the consuls. 

4. Quo minus defendam ; G. 497, II., 2. — Vestrum jus bene- 
ficiumque, your right and favor, referring probably to the right and 
privilege conferred upon Pompey of appointing his own lieutenants. 

5. Praeter intercessionem, except the veto of the tribune, to which 
all must submit. 

7. Quid liceat, what is lawful. The veto of the tribune must be 
used only in the interest of the people. 

9. Pompeio socius adscribitur, is assigned (i. e., in public esti- 
mation) to Pompey as his associate. 

10. Uni, to one commander. 

XX., XXI. Reply to the Objection of Catulus. 

13. Q. Catuli. See note on Q. Catulus, p. 76, line 30. 

14. Dicendum esse videatur. See note on the same words, p. 68, 
line 30. 

15. Si poneretis, si factum esset. In a conditional sentence 
with two conditional clauses, the force of the Latin is usually best shown 
by rendering the conclusion (in quo . . . habituri) after the first condition 
(si . . . poneretis) . — Si quid eo factum esset, if any thing should 
happen to him, more literally, become of him. G. 415, III., note 1. 

18. In ipso, in him; i. e., in Catulus. The incident here related 
occurred the preceding year, during the discussion upon the Gabinian law. 



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19. Quam possit = ut earn possit. G. 500. 7 9 

21. In hoc ipso, upon this particular point ; i. e., upon the pro- 
priety of investing Poinpey with the sole command. 

22. Quo minus certa ac minus diuturna, hoc magis, the less 
certain and lasting, the more. — Quo, hoc, the, the ; lit,, by which, by this, 
or by as much as, by so much. Abl. of Difference. G. 423. 

25. At enim, but indeed; introducing the main objection of Catu- 
lus, that the proposed measure is at variance with Roman custom. — 
Quid novi, any thing new. Novi, adjective used substantively (G. 441, 
2) ; Partitive Gen. after quid. G. 397, 3. 

28. Novorum consiliorum rationes, new measures ; a circum- 
locution for nova consilia, as the latter would not accord well in form with 
novos casus temporum. 

29. Punicum. The third Punic War, from 150 to 146 B. C. 

30. Hispaniense. The Spanish War, from 149 B. C. to the fall of 
Numantia, 133 B. C. — Ab uno imperatore; i. e., by Scipio Africanus 
Minor. See note on alter Africanus, p. 46, line 13. 

34. C. Mario. Gaius Marius conquered Jugurtha, King of Nu- 
midia, 105 B. C, the Teutones, 102 B. C, and the Cimbri, 101 B. C. The 
Cimbri and the Teutones were warlike tribes from the north. 

1. Novi nihil. See note on quid novi, p. 79, line 25. 80 

2. Summa voluntate, with the full consent. 

3. Adolescentulum . . . conficere. Subject of est, understood. G. 
538, 1, (1). See note on ipse imperator, p. 69, line 10. 

4. Conficere, should raise. 

5. Ductu suo, under his own command ; i. e., with an independent 
command. 

7. Peradolescenti. Pompey was at the time twenty- four years 
of age. — Senatorio gradu. The earliest age at which a Roman might 
at this time attain the senatorial rank was probably twenty-seven ; some 
authorities say thirty. 

8. Sicilian! atque Africam. After the defeat of the Marian 
party in Italy, 82 B. C, Pompey was sent against the remnant of that 
faction in Sicily and Africa. See note on Africanum, p. 69, line 17. 

12. Equitem Romanum triumphare. According to Roman 
custom, the honor of a triumph could be granted to no one who had not 
held the office of consul or of praetor. That honor was, however, granted 
to Pompey before he had held either office. See note on triumphis, p. 69, 
line 15. 

16. Duo consules. The consuls of the year 77 B. C, Mam. Ae- 
milius Lepidus and D. Junius Brutus, not particularly distinguished. Cla- 
rissimifortissimique are here only complimentary terms- — Ut eques . . . 



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80 mitteretur. Subject of est, understood. G. 501, I., 2. Instead of ut 
with the subjunctive, the infinitive might have been used as in conficere in 
the fourth line above : quam adolescentulum . . . conficere. 

17. Bellum maximum. The war against Sertorius in Spain. 
See notes on ad eos duces, p. 62, line 32, and on Pompeii, p. 63, line 3. 

19. Non nemo. What would nemo non mean ? G. 553, 1. 

20. Pro consule, as proconsul, lit., instead of a consul. The con- 
suls, at the expiration of their term of office, were usually appointed 
governors of provinces, with the title of proconsul.' — Ij. Philippus. 
L. Marcius Philippus, a friend of Pompey, and an eloquent orator, consul 
91 B. C. 

21. Non pro consule . . . consulibus, with the power, not of a con- 
sul, but of the consuls, a witticism which Cicero quotes to glorify Pompey. 

22. Rei publicae, the public trust, i. e., the war. 

25. Liegibus solutus, released from the laws ; i. e., from those laws 
which made him ineligible to the consulship, by requiring that the candi- 
date should be at least foi'ty-two years of age, and that he should have 
held the offices of quaestor and praetor. Pompey was only thirty-five, 
and had never been either quaestor or praetor. — Ante ; construe with 
quam. 

26. Ullum alium magistratum ; i. e., any of the higher or curule 
offices. To hold the lowest of these, viz., that of the curule aedile, one 
must be at least thirty-six years of age. — Per leges licuisset, would 
have been lawful; Potential Subjunctive. 

27. Iterum triumpharet ; i. e., for his victories in Spain. See 
note on triumphis, p. 69, line 15. 

28. Quae nova, the new measures, which. 

31. Profecta sunt a auctoritate, have been conferred by the au- 
thority, lit., have proceeded from, etc. 

XXII., XXIII. Contrast between Pompey and other Bo- 
man Commanders. Authorities in Favor of the Bill. 

34. Videant, let them take care. 

81 2. Suo jure, in their own right ; i. e., with perfect propriety, as they 
had done so in the case of the Gabinian law, with the most important re- 
sults to the state. 

3. Vel, even. 

8. Plus in re publica vidistis, saw more clearly the public inter- 
ests ; lit., saw more (farther) in (in regard to) the public interests. 

9. Vos, if you. The condition continues, though the conjunction is 
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11. Isti principes, those leaders ; i. e., leaders though they are, they §1 
must obey the Roman people. — Sibi, auctoritati; G. 388; 385, I. 

13. Bello . . . regio. See notes on belli Asiatici, p. 65, line 35, and 
on bellum regium, p. 76, line 27. 

15. Difficile est. Because of the great temptations to selfishness 
and avarice which those distant countries presented. 

16. Asia. See note on Asiam, p. 61, line 15. — Cilicia. A district 
of Asia Minor, on the northern shores of the Mediterranean. — Syria. 
A country on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean. 

17. Ita versari, so to conduct himself. — Nihil aliud nisi, nothing 
except. G. 555, III., 1. 

18. Pudore . . . moderatiores, of greater self-control (i. e., less law- 
less) from their regard for decency and moderation. 

26. Jam requiruntur, are already becoming scarce; i. e., they have 
been already plundered. 

27. Causa belli, a pretext for war. — Inferatur. Potential Sub- 
junctive. G. 486, III. 

28. Coram, face to face ; render in private. 

29. Noverunt; G. 297, I., 2. 

32. Hostium simulatione, under the pretence of acting against the 
enemy. 

33. Non modo, sed, not to say, but. 

34. Tribuni militum. Each Roman legion had six military tri- 
bunes. — Animos . . . capere, to satisfy the desires and demands. 

35. Collatis signis, in battle ; lit., the standards having been brought 
together ; i. e., in an engagement. 

4. Qui mittatur ; G. 503, II., 2. 82 

6. Istis pacata esse videatur. If a city is wealthy, these avari- 
cious generals will easily find a pretext for plundering it. 

7. Ora maritima . . . requisivit: i. e., in the war against the 
pirates. — Ora maritima, the sea-coast ; i. e. , its inhabitants. 

9. Praetores, etc. Among others, M. Antonius Creticus, who was 
sent against the pirates 74 B. C, richly deserved the severe censure hei-e 
pronounced against the Roman commanders. 

10. Praeter paucos. Among the few noble exceptions, Cicero 
doubtless had P. Seiwilius Vatia especially in mind, as he was present, 
favored the proposed law, and had himself commanded with great success 
In the war against the pirates. 

11. Classium nomine, with their so-called fleets, lit., with the name 
of fleets. 

13. Quibus jacturis, with what expenditure of money; i. e., in 
bribery to secure an appointment. — Quibus condicionibus, upon what 



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82 terms, referring doubtless to engagements made with those who aided 
them in securing the appointment. 

14. Ignorant videlicet. Sarcastic and ironical. They pretend to 
be ignorant, or at least act as if they were. 

15. Quasi videamus ; G. 513, II. 

17. Nolite dubitare; G. 489, 1). 

18. Huic uni, to this one man (Pompey) ; i. e., instead of dividing 
the command among several generals. — Qui unus, the only one who. G. 
453, 5. — Inventus sit, gaudeant; Subjunctive of Result. 

19. Queni venisse gaudeant, whom they rejoice to see come, lit., to 
have come. 

20. Auctoritatibus confirmandam. See note on tametsi cog- 
noscetis . . . contrarias, p. 76, line 34. 

21. Est vobis auctor, you have the authority of, or more lit., you 
have as an adviser. 

22. P. Servilius. P. Servilius Vatia, surnamed Isauricus from his 
famous victory over the Isaurians. He had already spoken in favor of the 
Manilian law. He was consul 79 B. C., and commanded with great success 
against the pirates from 78 to 75 B. C. — Tantae exstiterunt, have been 
so great. 

24. Est C. Curio. Supply vobis auctor. C. Scribonius Curio, a 
Roman general and orator, consul 76 B. C. He commanded in Macedo- 
nia from 75 to 73 B. C., and triumphed over the Dardanians and Thra- 
cians, 71 B. C. 

26. Praeditus. With beneficiis and rebus, render distinguished. — 
Cn. Lentulus. Cn. Cornelius Lentulus Clodianus, consul 72 B. C, a 
lieutenant of Pompey in the war against the pirates. 

27. Pro, in accordance with, or as shown by. 

28. C. Cassius. C. Cassius Varus, consul 73 B. C, defeated by 
Spartacus in the Servile War, 72 B. C. 

29. Videte, horumne, etc., observe whether, etc. 

30. Illorum ; i. e., of Catulus and Hortensius. 



XXIV. Conclusion. 

32. C. Manili. Gaius Manilius, the tribune of the people and the 
author of the Manilian law. G. 51, 5. 

34. Auctore populo Romano, with the support of the Roman 
people. G. 431. 

35. Neve, and not. G. 497, 1, note. 

83 2. Iterum, a second time. They had witnessed a similar scene during 

the discussion of the Gabinian law. 



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3. Quid est quod dubitemus, what reason is there why we should 83 
doubt ? G. 503, I., note 2. 

4. De perficiendi facultate, in regard to our ability to accomplish 
it, i. e., to secure the appointment of Pompey. 

5. Quidquid possum, whatever influence I possess. G. 378, 2. 

6. Hoc beneficio, through (by) this favor, i. e., through his office as 
praetor, as explained by hac potestate praetoria. 

9. Eos maxime, qui. Cicero refers, doubtless, to those gods 
whose temples were in the immediate vicinity of the Forum, as Jupiter, 
Castor, Venus, Concord, and others. — Huic loco temploque, this con- 
secrated place; i. e., the Rostra. Templum, which often means not a 
temple, but a consecrated place, is simply explanatory of loco. 

10. Qui ad rem publicam adeunt, who apply themselves to public 
affairs. 

12. Neque quo putem ; G. 516, 2. 

14. Praesidia periculis . . . honoribus, defence against perils and 
aid in securing ho?iors. G. 392. The consulship was the only remaining 
object of Cicero's ambition. 

16. Ut hominem . . . oportet, as far as it is proper for a man to 
promise this, implying that such security comes only from the gods. — 
Repellemus ; G. 446, note 2. 

17. Eadem ilia . . . vitae; i. e., from the practice of his profession 
at the bar. 

19. Feret, shall permit. 

20. Mini; 388, 1. 

22. Tantumque abest ut . . . videar, ut intelligam, and so far 
am I from appearing . . . that I knoio. G. 502, 3. — Ut . . . videar ; Sub- 
ject of abest. 

25. Vobis non inutiles, not useless to you. By metonymy, the effect 
for the cause. Strictly, it is Cicero's course of action, not the enmities 
incurred thereby, which will be advantageous to the state. G. 637, III. — 
Hoc honore ; i. e., the praetorship. 

28. Rationibus, personal interests. 



ORATION FOR MARCELLUS, 

DELIVERED IN THE SENATE BEFORE CAESAR, IN 
THE YEAR 46 B. C. 

INTRODUCTION. 

Marcus Claudius Marcellus belonged to the ancient and 
illustrious Claudian gens, which had produced a long line of 
distinguished statesmen and generals. He was the intimate 
friend of Cicero, was an orator of some repute, was consul in 
the year 51 B. C, and, while in office, incurred the displeasure 
of Caesar, then commanding in Gaul, by proposing that he 
should be recalled from his province. At the opening of the 
Civil War, he betook himself to the camp of Pompey, but, after 
the battle of Pharsalia, he retired to Mitylene, where he 
devoted himself to the study of philosophy and oratory. Here 
he repeatedly received letters from his friend Cicero, urging 
him, both for his own sake and for the sake of his country, to 
return to Rome and receive pardon from Caesar. This, how- 
ever, he persistently refused to do. 

Thus the case stood when, in the summer of 46 B. C, Lucius 
Piso, Caesar's father-in-law, mentioned Marcellus in the senate 
as a suitable subject for clemency. Gains Marcellus, the 
brother of the exile, instantly threw himself at Caesar's feet, 
while the whole senate attested their sympathy and interest by 
gathering about the Dictator in the attitude of suppliants. 
Caesar, whose policy to his opponents had from the first been 
marked by great clemency, said that he would not refuse the 
request of the senate, though he clearly foresaw the peril which 
would attend the recall of implacable opponents and foes. 
Cicero, who had for a long time been living in comparative 
seclusion, was so overjoyed at this announcement that he deliv- 
ered upon the spot a spirited oration eulogizing in the strongest 
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p. 262 



ORATION FOR MARCELLUS. 263 

terms the magnanimity of the Dictator, and thanking him for 
this exercise of his accustomed clemency and mercy. 

Marcellus, being thus honorably recalled and restored in 
full to all the rights of Roman citizenship, could no longer re- 
fuse to comply with the earnest entreaties of his friend Cicero 
to return to his native land. Accordingly, after some delay, he 
started upon his homeward journey, but he had proceeded only 
as far as Athens when he was assassinated by one of his attend- 
ants. His body was burned in the Academy, and a marble 
monument was erected to his memory. 



ANALYSIS. 

I. Introduction. I. 

II. Eulogy upon the Clemency and Magnanimity of C^esab. 
II. — VI. 

III. Reply to the Opinion of Caesar that he has lived long 

ENOUGH. VII.— X. 

IV. Conclusion. XL 



I. Introduction. Cicero, in view of the Clemency of 
Caesar, is unable longer to remain silent. 

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1. Diuturni silentii. This silence had continued for several years. §4 
Cicero left Rome with the title of proconsul, in the year 51 B. C, to take 
charge of the province of Cilicia. In the Civil War he espoused the cause 

zf Pompey, but, after the disastrous battle of Pharsalia, he returned to 
Italy, where he was finally pardoned by Caesar in the year 47 B. C. He 
took no part, however, in the discussions of the senate until the magnanim- 
ity of Caesar in pardoning his friend Marcellus called forth the present 
oration. — Eram usus, had observed ; i. e., before the pardon of Marcel- 
lus ; hence Pluperfect. 

2. Dolore, from sorrow; explained by dolebam enim, etc., line 12, 
below. 

3. Verecundia, from a sense of propriety ; explained by nee fas 
esse, etc., line 15, below. 

4. Vellem; G. 495, 1. 

(8. Clemenilaiu •. ».„ *_> the olemencv of Caesar in t>a.vdonin°r. Mar- 



264 NOTES. 

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84r cellus. — Rerum omnium ; construe with potestale. — Modum, modera- 
tion. 

8. Tacitus; G. 443. — M. enim Marcello. See Introduction, p. 
262. On the position of enim, see G. 569, III. 

10. Illius. This depends upon vocem and auctoritatem. 

13. Oum fuisset; G. 515, III. — In eadem causa; i. <?., in the 
party of Pompey. 

16. Studiorum ; construe with aemulo atqae imitatore. Marcellus 
was an orator. 

17. Quasi quodam ; G. 456, 2. — Socio, comite; Appositives ; G. 
363. 3. 

18. Interclusam, closed ; i. e., long since laid aside. 

19. His omnibus; i. e., the senators; Indirect Object ofsustulit. 

20. Signum sustulisti, you have raised the standard ; a metaphor 
from military life. 

21. In multis, in the case of many persons ; i. <?., of those whom 
Caesar had pardoned. 

85 1. Omnibus. Dative. 

2. Commemoratis offensionibus. Caesar had just spoken of the 
implacable hostility of Marcellus. 

8. Dato beneficio . . . accepto ; G. 549, note 2. 

9. Cujus . . • pervenerit; G. 503, 1. 

II. — IV. Caesar has icon Great Glory by his Valor and 
Military Achievements, but still greater by his Remark- 
able Magnanimity and Clemency. 

15. Nullius, no man's; G. 457, 2. This genitive depends upon flu- 
men. G. 398, 2. — Tantum ; predicate adjective. — Flumen ingenii. 
A bold figure. 

18. Pace tua, with your permission. 

20. Idque usurpare, and to make (use) this statement, viz., omnes 
. . . res gestas . . . conferri. 

24. Numero proeliorum. Pliny says that Caesar fought fifty bat- 
tles. According to Plutarch, he stormed more than eight hundred cities. 
— Varietate regionum. Caesar fought in Gaul, Britain, Germany, 
Spain, Italy, Epirus, Thessaly, Africa, and Asia Minor. 

25. Dissimilitudine bellorum, in diversity of modes of warfare. 

27. Cursibus, marches. 

28. Lustratae sunt, they have been traversed. This verb means to 
traverse and explore somewhat fully, while peragro is simply to go 
through. 



ORATION FOR MARCELLUS. 265 

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30. 3Iens, cogitatio. Mens, the mind, the thinking faculty; cogi- 85 
tatio, the exercise of that faculty. — Capere, to comprehend, grasp. 

31. Alia majora. Cicero refers to Caesar's forbearance and mag- 
nanimity. 

32. Ducibus; G. 386. 

33. Cum multis, with many ; i. e., with many others. — Impera- 
toruin; G. 391, II., 4. 

1. Ducit. The subject is a pronoun referring to fortuna. 86 

2. Hujus gloriae ; i. e., the glory derived from pardoning Marcel- 
ins. 

7. In societatem,/or a share; i. e., to share. 

9. Nunquam enim. Cicero here adds, in a style somewhat rhetori- 
cal, but not very precise, the reason why fortune can claim no share in the 
glory derived from an act of generosity; because in such acts rashness 
(temeritas) and chance (casus) have no part. 

11. Gentes . . . barbaras ; as the Germans, Gauls, and Britons. — 
Multitudine innumerabiles ; as the Gauls and Egyptians. 

12. Locis infinitas, with vast extent of territory ; lit., unlimited in 
places ; i. e., in territory. 

13. Naturam et condicionem, ut, such a nature and character, 
that. 

16. Vincere, cohibere, etc In apposition with haec, line 19, below 
i — Adversarium ; Marcellus. 

18. Amplificare . . . pristinam dignitatem. This language im- 
plies that this act of Caesar confers new honor and dignity upon Mar- 
cellus. 

24. Ejus modi res; i. e., praises for military achievements. 

25. Obstrepi videntur, seemed to be drowned. G. 534, note 1, (1.) 

30. In fictis, in fiction; lit., in fictitious things. 

31. Te. Object of efferemus. 

33. Ut velis, so that you desire ; i. e., we know from the expression 
of your countenance (os cernimus) that you desire. Subjunctive of Re- 
sult. 

36. Medius fidius; also written mediusfidius, and me dius fidius ; 
used in emphatic asseverations and oaths ; most truly, certainly, indeed. 
j The original form was probably me Dius Fidius juvet, may the true God 
help me ! 

1. Ilia auctoritas, the authority of that man ; t. e., of Marcellus, 87 
lit., that authority, referring, doubtless, to the senatorial rank and influ- 
ence. 

3. C. Marcelli. The brother of Marcus Marcellus, the exile. See 
Introduction, p. 262. 



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87 4. Pieta,te, fraternal affection. 

6. Marcello conservato ; G. 549, note 2. 

7. Ad paucos. There remained at the time, so far as is known, onfy 
three surviving members of the family. 

9. Gratulationibus, congratulations ; by metonymy for successes, 
achievements, occasions for joy and congratulations. 

11. Multo . . . comitatu; i. e., with a large number of officers and 
men to share the honor. 

12. Tu idem es, you are at once; lit., you the same one are. 

13. Quae quidem, etc. In this sentence there is an anacoluthon 
after the parenthetical clause, nihil . . . vetustas. G. 636, IV., 6. Other- 
wise the clause, at haec tua . . . laudibus, would depend upon ut. The 
general thought is this : Which is in truth so great, that time may indeed 
destroy your trophies, but will only enhance the glory derived from this act. 

16. Quotidie. The usual distinction between quotidle and in dies 
would here require the latter. 

17. Quantum operibus, etc. Construe thus; diuturnitas tantum 
afferat laudibus quantum, etc. 

20. Ut possit; G. 498, III., note 1. 

21. Periude atque, exactly as. G. 554, 1., 2, note. 

22. Quae ilia . . . adepta, which it (victory) had secured, referring 
especially to the power which it gave him over his political opponents. 

V., VI. The Significance and Influence of this Act of 
Mercy, Caesar's Present Course contrasted with the 
Plans of his Opponents. 

27. Hoc judicium . . . attendite; G. 529, 2. 
29. Fato nescio quo, by I know not what destiny. 

34. Reddidit; like conservavit, dependent upon quum. 

35. Non ille, etc. Here begins the leading clause of the sentence. 

36. A plerisque; i. e., by most of the pai'tisans of Pompey. Cice- 
ro is interested in excusing the party as much as possible, not only because 
he had himself belonged to it, but also because he desires to procure the 
pardon of still other members of it. — Ignoratione ; i. e., through igno- 
rance of the intentions of Caesar. — Potius ; construe with quam in the 
next line. 

88 1. Bellum; i. e., the Civil War between Caesar and Pompey. 

2. De pace audiendum, that proposals of peace should be listened 
to. This statement is literally true, as is shown by his letters. From the 
vei-y beginning of the struggle between Pompey and Caesar he labored to 
effect a reconciliation, hoping thus to avert the horrors of civil wai\ 



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5. Ilia; construe with arma civilia. 8$ 

6. Pacis; G. 399. — Togae, the toga; the garb of peace, added to 
pads as a synonyrne. 

7. Privato officio, non publico, from a sense of personal obli- 
gation, not of duty to the state ; i. e., his personal obligations to Pompey 
were so great that he could not desert him. Tbis is, however, but a poor 
Bxcuse, if he thought Pompey in the wrong. 

8. Grati . . . memoria, grateful recollections , lit. , a faithful recollec- 
tion of grateful feelings (mind). 

13. Integra re, before the outbreak of the war; Abl. Absolute. 

14. Capitis periculo ; i. e., from Pompey's party, who would listen 
to no compromise. — Ex quo, wherefore. 

22. Hujus rei; i. e., that he too favored peace. 

2o. Certoruni ; i. e., of certain persons who might be named ; re- 
ferring, perhaps, to Lentulus, Domitius, and others among the more vio- 
lent members of his own party. 

3-4. Partis ; construe with victonam. Pompey's party is of course 
meant. 

35. Futuram fuisse victoriam. In apposition with id, and thus 
dependent upon dicam. 

36. Arniatis, those in arms agai?ist them ; i. e., the party of Caesar. 
G. 385, II. 

1. Otiosis, peaceable citizens ; i. e., those who were neutral. 89 

4. Expetiverunt, exeitaverunt ; G. 508; 529, II., note 1, 2). 

8. Bono, endowment ; referring especially to clementiam et sapientiam, 
above. G. 416. 

10. Ex quo, from which ; referring especially to bono, which is, how- 
ever, more fully explained by fortuna et gloria and natura et moribus. 

16. Quae. Object of dicere. For gender, see G. 445, 3, note 1. 

18. A virtute; G. 415, I., 2. 

19. Conimodata, loaned ; thus delicately reminding Caesar of the 
uncertain tenure by which he holds them. 

22. Specie . . . publicae, by some apparent public benefit, lit., ap- 
pearance of, etc. 

24. Fuisse, that you toere; i. e., when they feared you. They have 
eow learned their mistake. 

VII. Reply to the Opinion of Caesar that his Life is in 
Danger. 

26. Nunc venio.etc. With these words commences the second 
general division of the oration. — Atrocissimam suspicionem tuam, 



268 NOTES. 

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89 the most atrocious crime which you suspect, lit., your most atrocious suspi- 
cion. Suspicionem is here used by metonymy for the thing suspected, i. e., 
the suspected crime ; hence atrocissimam ; hence also quae providenda 
est, which is not at all applicable to the suspicion, but only to the crime to 
which that suspicion relates. 

28. Civibus, nobis ; G. 417, 1. 

31. In alterutro, on one side or the other. 

32. Iste, that one; i. e., the one to whom you refer. — Tarn de- 
m ens ; i. e., as to plot against your life. 

33. Quam quibus. After quam supply ii, the omitted antecedent 
of quibus. 

34. Eo numero <i\ii = numero eorum qui. 

36. Quo duce, hujus vitam, the life of this man, under whose com- 
mand. 

90 2. Qui fuerunt. Supply inimici. 

9. Tain nihil cogitans, so thoughtless 

10. Nee, nee ; G. 553, 2. 

11. Unius tua; G. 398, 3. 

12. Omnium. Supply vitam.— Dies noctesque ; Lat. Comp. 411, 2 
18. Consensio, a conspiracy. 

VIII., IX. Caesar has a Great Work yet to accomplish 
— a Work indispensable alike to the Welfare of the 
State and to his own Fame. 

20. Sunt excitanda, must be raised up, restored ; opposed to jacere, 
in the next line. 

21. Quod. This refers to the clause quae jacere belli . . .prostrata. 

23. Propaganda suboles, population must be increased. It had 
been greatly reduced by the carnage of the civil wars. 

24. Diffluxerunt, have gone to ruin. — Vincienda sunt, must be 
secured, recovered. — N on fuit recusandum, it was unavoidable, lit., 
was not to be refused. 

29. Togatus, clad in the toga, i. e., in time of peace. 

32. Sapientissimam. The remark of Caesar is so called because 
it shows a philosophic contempt of death. 

33. Invitus, with regret. G. 443. — Naturae vixi. Caesar was 
probably fifty-four years old. 

91 1. Prudentiam, philosophy. — Periculo; G. 419, III. 
3. Id audirem, I would assent to it. 

9. Istud, that ; i. e., the measure of life designated in the preceding 
sentence —Gloriae; Dative. 



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PAGi 

19. Pervagata, wide-spread, well known ; construe with fama. 91 

20. Magnorum ; construe with meritorum. 

22. Pars, actus, part, act, i. e., of the drama of life. 

23. Eaque. Ea refers to rem publicam. G. 421, 1. 

25. Te. Subject of vixisse. — Voles ; G. 470, 2. 

26. Dicito; G. 487, 2; 487, 2, 1). 

27. Hoc ipsum diu. Diu is here used substantively, referring 
back to diu vixisse. G. 42, note. — Aliquid extremum, an end. 

31. Fuit, flagravit; G. 636, 1., 1. 
33. Continetur, consists of. 

35. Huic. This refers to aeternitas, which, however, includes pos- 
teritas and memoria saeculorum omnium. — Inservias; G. 502, 1. 

36. Quae miretur; G. 503, I. The antecedent is multa. — Jam 
pridem habet; G. 467, 2. 

2. Imperia. Object of audientes and legentes. — Rhenum; i. e., 92 
Caesar's achievements in the vicinity of the Rhine, referring- to his victo- 
ries over the Gauls and the Germans. 

3. Oceanum. This refers to the invasion of Britain. — Nilum ; 
e. e. t Caesar's military achievements in Egypt. 

4. 'Munera, festivals, games ; so called because they were regarded 
as presents from the magistrates to the people. Caesar had recently given 
such festivals. 

10. Aliquid requirent, will find some defect in them. 

11. Illud, hoc, the former, the latter. Illud refers to incendium; hoc t 
to incendium restinxisse. 

12. Consilii; Predicate Genitive. — Servi, regard. 

15. Cupiditate, affection ; a synonym of amore. 

16. Turn ; i. e., multis post saeculis. — Quidam ; i. e., the Epicureans, 
who did not believe in a future existence. 

X. The Disse?isio?is of Civil War are happily termi- 
nated. The Safety of the /State depends upon the 
Sajety of Caesar. 

19. Diversae voluntates. Cicero now returns to the dissensions 
of the recent Civil War. 

21. Obscuritas, uncertainty ; i. e., in regard to the merits ol the 
case. 

22. Clarissimos duces. Caesar and Pompey. 

24. Perfuncta est, has reached the close of. 

25. Qui inflammaret ; Subjunctive of Result. 

28. Ab aliis, ab aliis, by some, from others. 



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92 30. Liberatus. Concessive. G. 549, 2. 

34. Unum velint, should have one desire. 

35. Non solum, not to say. 

36. Nisi te salvo et manente; G. 431, 3. 

93 2. Haec, these things; i. e., the city and state. 
4. Tibi ; Indirect object of pollicemur. 

6. Excubias, custodias. Of these two synonymes, the former 
gives prominence to the idea of ivatching, the latter to that of guarding. 

XL Conclusion. 

8. Uncle est orsa, etc. ; i. <?., in the expression of thanks, the main 
object of the oration. 

9. Majores. Supply gratias. With habeo, the singular is more 
common, but the plural is here retained from gratias agimus. See Syn. 
L. C. 548. 

11. Precibus et lacrimis. See Introduction, p. 262. 

12. Stantibus dicere, to rise and say so. 

13. Quod decet, id; i. e., laetari omnes, etc., as explained in the 
next clause. 

16. Quod autem . . . est, cum id, etc., but since by my solicitude, 
etc., I showed proof (marks, lit., that which is of ) of the strongest affection, 
etc. The antecedent of quod is id, line 19, from which it is separated by 
the long parenthetical clause, quae . . . nemini. 

17. Quae mea erga ilium, and this feeling of mine towards him. 
G. 453. 

19. Fratri, brother. See Introduction. Some render it, cousin. 

23. Ut maximus cumulus accesserit ; briefly expressed for ut 
maximum cumulum accessisse confitear, as to admit that, etc. — Omnibus 
rebus. Ablative. 

24. Tamen. The correlative is implied in the Abl. Absol., me con,- 
servato, ornato. 

25. Quod. The antecedent is implied in the clause, maximus , . .ac 






ORATION FOR LIGARIUS, 

DELIVERED IN THE EORUM, BEFORE THE DIC- 
TATOR CAESAR, IN THE YEAR 46 B. C. 

INTRODUCTION. 

Quintus Ligarius, in whose behalf this interesting and 
beautiful oration was delivered, had been an active partisan of 
Ponipey in the Civil War. 

In the year 50 B. C, Ligarius, who was then lieutenant 
under Gaius Considius, governor of Africa, was left in charge 
of that province when the governor himself returned to Rome 
to sue for the consulship. At the opening of the Civil War, a 
few months later, he was importuned by the friends of Pompey 
in Africa, to put himself at their head, and thus secure the 
province for their party, but this he positively refused to do. 
About this time, however, P. Attius Varus, who had com- 
manded for Pompey in Picenum, but had been deserted by his 
troops, arrived in Africa and assumed the command. Ligarius 
readily consented to serve under him, and thus united his for- 
tunes with the cause of Pompey. He was finally taken pris- 
oner at Adrumetum, where his life was spared through the 
clemency of Caesar, though he was not permitted to return to 
Rome. An effort was, however, soon after made by his friends 
to secure his recall from exile, but Quintus Tubero, who had 
himself been a partisan of Pompey, but had been pardoned by 
the Dictator, sought to defeat this movement in his behalf by 
preferring a formal charge against him as one who had borne 
arms in Africa against Caesar. Cicero replied in defence, 
praying that the clemency which the Dictator had shown to 
him and to Tubero might not be refused to Ligarius in his mis- 
fortune and exile. The appeal was successful, and Ligarius 

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272 NOTES 

was pardoned, but he still remained implacable, and, two years 
after, became one of the assassins of Caesar. 



ANALYSIS. 
I. Introduction. I. 

II. Reply to the Charge of the Accuser. IE.— IX 
III. Appeal to Caesar's Clemency. X.— XII. 



I. Introduction. Cicero ridicules the Charge brought 
against Ligarius, and gives a Brief Statement of the 
Case. 

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94- 1. Novum crimen, etc. The first ten lines of this oration furnish 

us a specimen of well-sustained irony and ridicule. 

2. Propinquus meus. The exact relationship is not known, but 
Lucius Tubero, the father of the accuser, is supposed to have married 
into the Tullian gens, to which Cicero belonged. — Tubero, Ligarium. 
See Introduction, p. 271. 

3. In Africa fuisse. To make the accusation appear as ludicrous 
as possible, the orator artfully omits the essential part of it, viz., that while 
in Africa Ligarius bore arms against Caesar. — C. Pansa. C. Vibius 
Pansa, a friend of Caesar, afterward consul, 43 B. C. 

4. Fretus . . . ausus est confiteri. Observe the irony. Pansa 
had already interceded in behalf of Ligarius. 

6. Cum neque scires, since you would not know, i. e., as I sup- 
posed. The whole subject is presented in as ludicrous a light as possible. 
Of course Caesar could not be ignorant of the fact that Ligarius had been 
in Africa. 

7. Ut abuterer, to tale advantage of; the Purpose of paratus 
veneram. 

10. Integrum, an open question. 

11. Omissaque controversia, etc. Cicero drops the irony for the 
present. 

13. Libera tionem, veniam, acquittal, pardon. 

14. Habes igitur, etc. Cicero now turns to Tubero, the accuser. 
— Quod. The antecedent is id, understood, with which confitentem reum 
is in apposition. 

16. In ea parte; i. e., in the party of Pompey. — Qua te. The 



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preposition in is readily supplied from in ea parte, — Te. Subject of 94 
fuisse. G. 524, 1, 1). 

17. Patrem. Lucius Tubero, who also belonged to Pompey's party. 

— Confiteamini; G. 502, 1. 

21. C. Considio. See Introduction, p. 271. In the Civil War, 
Considius espoused the cause of Pompey. 

22. Civibus ; i. e., to the Roman citizens residing in Africa. 

3. Invitus ; G. 443. 95 

8. Salutis ; construe with ducem, a leader to secure their safety. 

9. Ad suos. His family remained neutral. 

11. P. Attius Varus. See Introduction, p. 271. — Praetor. The 
term praetor, or propraetor, was a common title for a Roman governor. — 
Africam obtinuerat; i. e., a few years before. — Uticam, to Utica; 
then the chief city of the province. G. 380, II. 

15. Nullo publico consilio, without any legal authority. 

16. Qui cuperet ; G. 517. — Paul um conquievit, obtained a little 
rest, i. e., rest for a short time. He was compelled, however, soon after 
to take part in the war. 

II. Review of the Conduct of Ligarius in Africa. 

21. Ei,/or it, i. e., for the province — Pacem esse, that there should 
be peace, i. e. , that peace should continue. Pacem esse is the subject of 
expediret. 

24. Habuit, heed as its motive. 

28. Quod, during which. G. 379. — Quod si, and if this. G. 453. 

31. Fratribus ; i. e., his two brothers, who remained neutral. 

34. Hie, under these circumstances 

5. Defendit, asserts in the defence. 9(j 

7. De alio audienti; i. e., while listening to his defence of Liga- 
rius. — De se ipso, in regard to himself, i. e., Cicero. 

III. Panegyric upon the Clemency of Caesar in pardon- 
ing Cicero and Tubero. 

9. Quam non reformidem, how entirely free I am from fear. 

— Lux liberalitatis . . . oboriatur. Observe the figurative character 
of the expression. 

10. Sapientiae. Cicero here suggests that clemency is a mark of 
wisdom. 

11. Voce eontendam ut, i" tvill raise my voice (lit., strive with my 
voice) so that. 



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PAGB 

96 12. Gesto etiam ex parte magna. After the opening of the 
Civil War, Cicero hesitated for months, but finally espoused the cause of 
Pompey. See note on diuturni silentii, p. 84, line 1. 

16. Antequam vidit. Caesar was then prosecuting the war in 
Egypt, and had not seen Cicero since his return to Italy. 

19. Alterum. Supply imperatortm. Cicero had recently received 
the title of imperator for his military successes in Cilicia. — A quo ecu 
cessos, by whose permission, lit., by whom granted. 

20. Fasces laureatos. These were the insignia of victory. Cicerc 
was very proud of them, and retained them for a long time in the hope of 
ultimately obtaining the honor of a triumph. 

21. Tuin denique, si, only if, lit., then finally, if; i. e., then, and 
then only. 

24. Ut audeam. Indirect Question. Cicero implies that he would 
not dare to say that Ligarius had voluntarily taken up arms against Caesar 
as he himself had done, because it would not be true. The expression 
may, however, be explained as ironical. 

25. De Ligarii; G. 398, 1. 

27. Industriae; i. e., his application to his profession as an orator. 

32. Prohibitum se . . . queritur. Soon after Varus had assumed 
the command in Africa, L. Aelius Tubero, who had just been appointed 
governor of the province, arrived in the harbor of Utica, accompanied by 
his son Quintus. Varus at once issued an order that neither father noi 
son should be allowed to land. Ligarius is supposed to have executed the 
order. 

35. In acie Pharsalica, in the battle of Pharsalia, or Pharsalus; 
the decisive battle, fought 48 B. C, near Pharsalus, in Thessaly. Pompey 
was defeated, and Caesar became master of Rome. 

36. Qui sensus . . . tuorum, what were the sentiments of your arms; 
i. «., with what feelings and purpose did you take up arms ? The oratory 
in this passage, it will be observed, becomes impassioned and highly 
figurative. 

97 1. Cupiebas, optabas. Synonymes, of which the former expresses 
a stronger desire, the latter a more calm determination. 

3. Iisdem in armis. Not, indeed, in the same battle, but on the 
same side in the war. 

IV., V, The Accusation against Ligarius is cruel and 
inhuman. 

4. Egimus, did we aim at ? — Nisi ut . . . possemus, except that we 
might have the power which Caesar (lit., this one) now possesses- 



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5. Quorum impunitas, ivhose pardon ; referring to the pardon of 97 
TuDero. 

7. Nonnihil desidero, I miss somewhat. 

11. Agi. The subject is earn, understood, referring to causam. 

15. Vim, effect, purpose. 

17. Mores. Supply sunt. — Usque . . . incitari odio. In Appo- 
sition with mores. 

18. Levium, impulsive. — Graecorum. Predicate Genitive, ex- 
plaining the Predicate Adjective externi. 

20. Hoc T. Broccho, Titus Brocchus here present. He was the 
brother of the mother of Ligarius. 

21. Ejus, his, referring to Brocchus.— Suo, his, referring to Ligarius. 

22. Num est, is that it? i. e., is that your object t referring to quid 
| ugis, line 19, above. 

25. Eum dictatorem ; i. e., L. Cornelius Sulla, during whose ter- 
rible proscriptions thousands of Roman citizens were put to death. 

27. Praemiis. Sulla offered a reward of two talents for the head 
of any proscribed person. 

28. Ab hoc eodem, by this same man, i. e., by Caesar, who, in the 
year 64 B. C, seventeen years after (aliquot annis post) the events just 
mentioned, brought prosecutions against the unprincipled agents of Sulla. 

32. Generis, virtutis ; G. 398, 2. Tubero belonged to the Aelian 
gens, which had produced many illustrious names. 

35. Parum attenditis, you do not sufficiently consider, i. e. t the 
consequences of your prosecution. 

36. Eo. Explained by ut . . . videamini esse contenti. 

5. Ad pedes, at his feet; i. e., at the feet of Caesar. — Causae 98 
fidentes ; Lat. Comp. 238, 4. 

7. Supplicum voce; i. e., from the privilege of making suppli- 
cation. 

8. Domi; i. «., at the house of Caesar. 

10. Cave ignoscas ; G. 489, 2) ; 499, 2. — Te fratrum misereat ; 
G. 410, IV. 

12. Hoc ; i.e., id te oppugnare et . . . tollere. — Quod. The antece- 
| dent is id, not hoc. 

14. Perfugium misericordiae j i. «., the refuge derived from 
Caesar's mercy and clemency. 

16. Per te obtines, possess by nature. 

18. De victoribus, de victis. De with the Abl. to avoid the am« 
biguity of the genitives victorum, victorum. G» 397, note 3. 

20. Ignosci nemini, no one to be pardoned. G. 301 } 1. 

21. Etiam hi ; i. e. s the Tuberos, father and son. 



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98 24. Saluti civi ; G. 390. — Saluti esse, to defend; used of an ad- 
vocate. 

29. Tunc, then; i. e., in the case just supposed. 

32. Qua qui utitur, and he who employs it. G. 453, 3. 

VI. The Charge of Crime against Ligarius is unreason, 
able and absurd. 

34. Primus aditus, the first step, i. e. , in approaching the subject. 
— Postulatio, request; referring to the application which Tubero made 
to Caesar, in accordance with Roman law, for permission to institute a 
prosecution. 

36. Vel quod, vel quod. Supply dicere vellet. 

99 2. Ilia causa; i. e., the cause of Pompey. 

4. Qui durius, who call it by a severer name. Supply appellant, 

6. Nostri mali, of our misforUme ; i. e. s of the Civil War. 

10. Liceat esse miseros, may we be allowed to be (i. e., be regard- 

ed as) unfortunate; i. e., unfortunate {miseros) rather than wicked {scele- 

ratos). 

12. Fuerint, they may have been. — Sceleris crimine carere, to 
be free from the imputation of crime. 

13. Parricidii, of treason. 

15. Contumeliam. Cicero refers, doubtless, to the decree of the 
senate, passed 49 B. C, requiring Caesar to resign the governorship of 
Gaul and disband his army. 

18. Ut tibi cum — conveniret, to make an agreement with, etc. 

23. Cum voluisses, since you would have wished; i. e. if Tubero's 
view is correct. 

24. IUam; G. 445, 4. 

25. Utrisque cupientibus, aberrantibus ; Abl. Absol. On 
utrisque, see G. 459, 4. 

27. Principum; i. e., of Caesar and Pompey. 

28. Non par . . . sequebantur. In rank, the party of Pompey, 
which was also the senatorial party, was greatly superior. 

VII. — IX. The Course of Ligarius in the Civil War 

contrasted with that of Tubero. 

34. Utrum. Subject oifuisse; explained by the clauses, Ligarium 
. . . exire, and vos . . . venire, in apposition with it. 

36. Poteramusne. Supply in Africam non venire from the pre- 
ceding line. 



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PAGB 

1. Xullo modo. This is Cicero's answer. 100 

2. Cum parere . . . erat; i. e., before the Civil "War began. 

5. Aliter, otherwise, i. e., to act otherwise. — Disciplinae, training, 
education. 

6. Quibus rebus gloriemini, in which you glory, i. e., obedience 
to the senate. 

7. Tuberonis sors . . . est. Provinces were assigned by lot. Lu- 
cius Tubero, the father of Quintus, is meant. 

9. Excusare, to excuse himself, i. e., from accepting a province. 

11. Militiae eontubernales. In the Social or Marsian War, 88 
B. C. — Post affines. By Tubero's marriage into the Tullian gens. 

14. Quidam. This refers, doubtless, to some one still living, some 
prominent partisan of Pompey. — Ita opponebat, so presented. 

18. Quorum erat una causa, whose cause was the same ; referring 
to the praetors who had received provinces. 

19. Jam occupatam; i. e., by Varus. See p. 95, lines 10 to 15; 
also note on prohibitum se . . . queritur, p. 96, line 32. 

20. Si crimen est voluisse, if it is a crime to have wished ; i. «., 
to have wished to get possession of Africa. 

23. Quam . . . maluisse, than that some one {i. e. % Varus) preferred 
to retain it. — Se. Subject of obtinere to be supplied. 

26. Quoquo modo . . . habet, however that is, 

27. Essetis. Supply recepti. 

28. Tradituri fuistis ; G. 511, 2. 

33. Cujus interfuit, whose interest it was. 

35. Non esset probata, would not have been approved, i. e.,by you, 
because it would have been a dishonorable act. 

2. Veniebatis. Addressed to Tubero, in the plural, to include both 101 
father and son. For the force of the tense, see G. 469, II., 1. — Igitur, 

, then ; resuming the main subject. G. 554, IV., 3. 

3. Unam ex omnibus, of all loithovt exception. — Huic victoriae, 
t to the success of this cause ; i. e., of Caesar's cause. 

4. Rex. Juba, King of Numidia, a firm friend of Pompey. 

5. Aliena, averse to it; Predicate Adj. with erat, understood.— 
Conventus ; Genitive. Conventus here denotes an association, or corpo- 

' ration, consisting of Roman citizens residing in a province. The powerful 
association here mentioned espoused the cause of Pompey. 
7. Dubitem; G. 486, II. 

11. Si veniebatis, venissetis. Mixed form of a conditional sen- 
tence. The Indicative in the condition admits for the moment, for ths 
'• sake of the argument, the supposed defence of Tubero : If you were going 
etc. , to assume for the moment this line of defence for you. 

19 



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101 16. In hoc; explained by vos . . . Caesari tradituros. — Gloriemini 
per me licet, you may boast so far as I am concerned. Supply ut. 

21. Sed vide, etc. A vein of sarcasm and irony, commencing a* 
this point, extends to line 7 on the next page. The satire in constantiam 
is heightened by the fact that Tubero had contrasted his own early aban 
donment of the cause of Pompey with the persistent obstinacy of liga 
rius in defending that cause. 

22. Quamvis probarem, however much I might approve it. 

25. Nescio an possim ; G. 529, 3, note 2. 

26. Quotus quisque, how many ? implying that the number is 
small. 

27. A quibus partibus, ad eos ipsos ; G. 445, 5. 

28. Cum crudelitate. He was not even permitted to place his sick 
son on shore. 

29. Cujusdam, a, lit., a certain. — Ejus viri, quern, of a man 
whom, or of such a man as. G. 402. 

32. Ut cetera fuissent, even if (grant that) other things had been. 
G. 515, III. The Pluperfect has the same force here as in conditional 
sentences. 

33. Quae nequaquam fuerunt. Tubero was far superior, not 
only in birth and station, but also in talent and culture. He belonged to 
the Aelian gens, which was of much higher rank than the Attian, to which 
Varus belonged. 

34. Praecipuum, special advantage. — Justo cum imperio, with 
a regular command, i. e., with a command which had been regularly con- 
ferred upon him by the senate, though their action had not been ratified 
by the people. 

lti% 1. Aliquam, any other. 

4. Ista res ; i. e., your treatment. — Nihil commovisset, etc. As 
Varus was not removed from the command. 

6. In praesidiis, within his lines, i. e., on his side, indeed, but with- 
out participating in his cause. 

7. An, ut fit, etc. We have here an anacoluthon. The question 
introduced by an is interrupted by the long parenthesis, nee in . . . 
pacem cogitare, after which the thought is resumed in the declarative 
form. The question would probably have been as follows: an vincere 
volebatis t 

9. Turn sero. Cicero, on his return from Cilicia, found the Civil 
War virtually begun. See note on diuturni silentii, p. 84, line 1. 

12. In eum locum, ubi, into a position where. — Tibi esset . . . vl 
cisses ; i. e., in your opinion. Vicisses, attracted from the Fut. Perf. 

14. Hanc salutem; i.e., the security which we all now enjoy.— 



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Illi victoriae, to that victory ; i. e. t to the victory which you then de- 102 
sired. 



X. — XII. Appeal to Caesar's Clemency, 

15. Vos constantiae ; G. 409, III. 

19. Qui putetis, since you think = \n thinking. G. 517. 

21. Itaque, then, or accordingly. The connection of thought is as 
follows : In view of Caesar's willingness to forgive, as suggested by igno- 
verit, in the line above, it is not necessary to defend Ligarius, but merely 
co commend him to clemency. This thought is, however, expressed inter- 
rogatively ; num tibi . . . occupatus ? — Tibi ; i. e., to Caesar. — In causa, 
in a legal defence. 

22. Ad. unam summam, to one principal point. 

23. Vel humanitatis vel, whether we call it your humanity, or, lit., 
whether of your humanity, or. On vel, vel, see G. 554, II., 2. Humani- 
tatis is an Appositional Genitive. G. 396, VI. 

25. Te in foro tenuit. Caesar was for many years a prominent 
orator and advocate. At the early age of twenty-three, he distinguished 
himself in the prosecutions against Dolabella and other influential parti- 
san leaders, for crimes committed under the administration of the Dicta- 
tor Sulla. — Ratio honorum, the pursuit of honors. The profession of 
law and of oratory opened to ambitious Romans the most direct road to 
positions of honor and influence. 

26. Non putavit ; si unquam posthac, he did not think, if ever 
hereafter, i. e., if he should ever do it again ; the language of a child 
pleading before his father in behalf of a brother. 

28. Nbn cogitavit. Observe the difference in meaning between 
non putavit, he did not think, i. e., he did it without thinking (thought- 
lessly) , and non cogitavit, he had no thought of it, i. e., not only did not 
do it, but had no thought of doing it. 

29. Die . . . quaere, taceo ; G. 487, 3. Cicero professes to make 
no defence before Caesar as a judge, but to appeal to him as a father. 

31. Legatus ante bellum . . . tuus. A skilful enumeration of the 
very arguments in regard to which he had just remarked, ne haec quidem 
cclligo. 

32. Bello oppressus, overtaken by the war; i. e., by the Civil "War. 
36. Ignoscatur. Supply ei. G. 301, 1. 

1. Arroganter. Supply oro. — Plurimi. Supply impetraverunt. 103 
7. Causas . . . quam vultus ; i. e., Caesar regards not so much the 
persons {vultus, faces) of the petitioners, as the grounds or reasons 



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103 9. Quam illius, to what extent he teas the friend of him. Supply 
necessarius. 

10. Itaque . . . quidem . . . tamen, accordingly, though you do in* 
deed give, etc., yet I see. Itaque introduces the whole sentence, of which 
the leading member begins with sed video, while tribuis tu quidem . . 
concedas is virtually a concessive clause. 

14. Quorum . . . dolorem, whose sorrow you see to be most g ermine % 
i. «., who are interceding in behalf of those whose wrongs and suffering:? 
awaken genuine sympathy. 

17. Hoc quod soles; i. e., causas rogantium. 

18. Possum. ..Sabinos. Ligarius was himself of Sabine origin. 
The Sabines here mentioned are his relatives and friends present at the 
trial. 

19. Totumque agrum Sabinum. This is only a rhetorical exag- 
geration. The Sabines were a valiant people dwelling in the highlands of 
Central Italy. 

21. T. Brocchi. See note on hoc T. Broccho, p. 97, line 20. 

22. Squalorem, the mourning garb, referring to the neglected and 
soiled garments worn in mourning. 

29. Tua vox ilia; explained in the next sentence, te enim dicere, 
etc. — Quae vicit, which gained you the victory, i. e., in the Civil War, 
implying that Caesar's success was due to his generous policy. 

32. Tuos, as your friends ; G. 441, 1. — Hunc splendorem om- 
nium = hos splendidos omnes. Splendor and splendidus are the usual 
titles of honor in speaking of Roman knights, as amplitudo, amplus, 
and amplissimus, are applied to senators, and honestus to ordinary citi- 
zens. 

34. Li. Corfidium. By a strange oversight, Cicero inserted this 
name in preparing the oration for publication, although Corfidius died 
before the oration was delivered. Cicero subsequently discovered his error, 
and attempted to have the name erased from every copy then in exist- 
ence, but he did not succeed. — Veste mutata; i. e., in the garb of 
mourning. 

36. Qui tecum fuerunt; i. e., had not joined Pompey in the Civil 
War. 
!0£ !• Conserva tuis suos, to your friends preserve their friends. G. 
449, 4. The connection of thought is this : The parties mentioned are your 
friends ; Ligarius is their friend ; therefore preserve him for them. 

3. Hoc, this ; i. e., Caesar's remark, quoted above, p. 103, line 31, tt 
trmnes, qui contra te non essent, tuos putare. 

6. Potuisset; G. 527, III. 

7. Fuerit futurus; Subjunctive after quin. G. 511, 2, note. 



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8. Horum eonsensum . . . eonflatum, their sentiments in har- 104 
mony and in almost perfect unison. 

9. Prope aequalitate=_prq/)e aequalibus naturis. Some critics 
make it refer to age, and take it in the sense of prope aequali aetate. 

10. Ut . . . sequerentur ; Subject of futurumfuisse. G. 501, L, 1 ; 
535, 1., 5. 

12. Tempestate . . . unus, one {%. e., Quintus) teas carried aicayby 
the storm, i. e., of war. The figure is that of a vessel driven from its 
course by the violence of the tempest. 

13. Consilio, e^ne^.-Eoram; G. 391, II., 4, (2). 

14. Sed ierit, but he may have gone ; i. e., admit that he went. 

17. Qualis T. Ligarius . . . tuam. Cicero probably refers to the 
service which Ligarius rendered Caesar in the year 56 B. C, when the 
latter obtained an appropriation for his Gallic campaigns. Cicero favored 
the appropriation; hence the significance of his remark, quum tuis om- 
nibus negotiis interessem. — Quaestor urbanus. This officer had charge 
of the public treasury. 

20. Hoc; i. e., oblivisci nihil, etc. — Aninii, ingenii. Here animi 
refers to Caesar's kind feelings, aud ingenii, to his good judgment. 

21. Te ; repeated from line 19, above. — De aliis . . . quaestoribus ; 
referring probably to quaestors who had been less obliging than Ligarius. 

23. Nihil egit aliud, had no other object. — Haec ; i. e., the pres- 
ent state of affairs. 

25. Quani. This refers to salutem, and is the object of dederis. — 
Hujus ; construe with officio. It refers to T. Ligarius. 

26. Utrisque his, to these tico parties, i. c, to Quintus Ligarius the 
exile, on the one hand, and to his two brothers on the other. 

29. Condonaveris, you will have presented, i. e., restored. 

30. Fac idem, do the same. — De, in the case of. — Homine nobi- 
lissimo; i. e., Marcus Marcellus, recently pardoned by Caesar. See the 

| preceding oration, p. 84. 

1. Populare, acceptable to the people. — Nulla de, no one of — 105 
Nulla, nee, nee ; G. 553, 2. 

5. Ut possis, your ability, lit., that you may be able. 

8. Te ipsuni loqui tecum ; i. e. t that you should reflect upon die 
subject 



ORATION FOR KING DEIOTARUS, 

DELIVERED BEFORE CAESAR, IN HIS OWN HOUSE, 
IN THE YEAR 45 B. C 

INTRODUCTION. 

Deiotarus, in whose defence this oration was delivered, 
was tetrarch of Galatia, in Asia Minor. In the Mithridatic 
War he supported the Roman cause so warmly that the senate, 
in recognition of his services, added Armenia Minor to his 
dominions, and conferred upon him the title of king. In the 
Civil War he espoused the cause of Pompey, and was present 
with him in the disastrous battle of Pharsalia ; but soon after 
that defeat he returned to Galatia, and at once availed himself 
of every means in his power to effect a reconciliation with 
Caesar. Accordingly, at the close of the African War, when 
that victorious commander, already sole master of Rome, ap- 
peared in Asia, Deiotarus, divesting himself of his royal robes, 
and assuming the garb of a suppliant, presented himself before 
him and implored pardon for the part which he had taken in 
the Civil War. Caesar not only granted his petition, but also 
restored to him his kingly title and his royal robes. 

In the year 45 B. C, Deiotarus was accused by his own 
grandson, Castor, of having, two years before, formed the de- 
sign of assassinating Caesar, who was at that time his guest. 
The accuser, moreover, alleged that his grandfather had, from 
the first, been at heart the foe of the Dictator, and that he had 
shown his hostility on several occasions. Deiotarus at once 
sent an embassy to Rome to reply to these charges. Phidippus, 
his physician and slave, accompanied the embassy, but was 
finally won over by Castor, and joined in the accusation. The 
case was tried before Caesar himself, in his own house. Cicero 
282 



ORATION FOR' KING DEIOTARUS. 283 

undertook the defence, and pronounced the oration now before 
ns. The result of the trial is not known. It is probable that 
no decision was made. 



ANALYSIS. 

L Introduction. I., II. 
n. The Hopes of the Accusers. HI. — V. 
HI. Refutation of the Charges. VI.— XII, 
IV. Conclusion. XIII. — XV. 



I., II. Introduction. Cicero calls Attention to the Diffi* 
cutties under which he speaks. 

PAGE 

1. Cum . . . turn, xchile . . . especially. Here qaum involves con- 106 
cession ; hence the Subjunctive soleam. 

3. Aetas. Cicero was in his sixty-second year. 

4. Fides, fidelity, i. e., fidelity to his client. 
10. Pro perpetuis ejus . . . meritis. See Introduction, p. 282. 

12. Alterius, alterius. The former refers to Castor, the latter to 
Phidippus. See Introduction. 

13. Crudelem Castorem ; G. 381. 

15. Adolescentiae . . . intulerit, in his youth has occasioned terror. 
In Rome ambitious young men often sought to bring themselves into notice 
by prosecuting magistrates and prominent citizens. 

19. A legatorum pedibus,/>ora the service of the ambassadors. 
iThe reference is to the ambassadors whom Deiotarus sent to Rome to 
took after the defence. Phidippus accompanied them, but he finally 
.yielded to the solicitations of Castor, and testified against his master. — 
Fugitivi. Phidippus is so called because he deserted the cause of his 
master. 

1. Regiam = re^s. 107 

2. De fortunis . . . extimescebam. Cicero intimates his alarm for 
:he public safety, if slaves should be allowed to testify against their 
masters. 

3. Ne tormentis quidam, not even by torture. Though the rack 
jkvas supposed to be very effective in eliciting truth, yet a slave could not 
2ven upon the rack testify against his master. 



284 NOTES. 

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107 7. Solutus, voluntarily, lit., free, without compulsion, in contrast 
with in eculeo. 

8. Illud ; explained in the next sentence.. 

12. Arguare. The second person is often thus used of an indefinite 
subject, you, i. e., any one, one. Lat. Comp. 500, 1. 

17. De te ceteros . . . judicare. Cicero thus delicately reminds 
the Dictator that even he cannot disregard public opinion. 

18. In disceptatione versata est, has been tried. 

26. Eodem . . . te. Cicero adds this to show Caesar that he does 
not object to the judge. 

31. Deorum, populi, senatus. These words correspond in an in- 
verse order to curiam, forum, caelum. 

34. Quae angustiora faciunt, restrict these things, i. e., restrict 
me in these respects. 

35. Qui pro multis saepe dixisti. It will be remembered that 
Caesar was himself for many years an advocate in the Roman courts. 
See note on te inforo tenuit, p. 102, line 25. Observe the combination pro 
multis saepe, on many occasions, and in behalf of many persons, but not 
in behalf of many persons at any one time. 

36. Ad te ipsum referre, to judge from yourself, lit., to refer to 
yourself. 

III. — V. The Hopes of the Accusers. The Conduct of 
Deiotarus during the Civil War. 

108 8. Affectum ilium . . . detrimentis. In settling affairs at the 
close of his brilliant campaign in Asia, Caesar deprived Deiotarus of Ar- 
menia Minor and a portion of his other possessions. 

16. Deiotaro hospes hospiti, a guest to Deiotarus, your host. At 
the close of his campaign in Asia, Caesar was for a short time the guest 
of Deiotarus. 

17. Non tarn in . . . quam firmiorem, not so sure (trustworthy) 
in . • . as. The form of the expression is a very unusual one, resulting; 
perhaps, from a combination of non tamfirmam quam, and non firmiorem 
quam. 

21. Semel, once for all ; explained by nemo unquam te . . . senserit. 
25. Officio parum functum, who had not properly discharged his 



27. Cui tamen ipsi rei, and yet for this very thing. 

28. Ipse aetatis . . . esset, but had himself presented the excuse of 
age ; i. e., had availed himself of this excuse for not joining Pompey in 
person. 



ORATION FOR KING DEIOTARUS. 285 

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30. Amicitiaeculpam, neglect of friendship, i. e., remissness in 108 
the discharge of its duties. 

33. Errore communi lapsus est. Cicero says Deiotarus only 
made the mistake which so many others made. 

1. Est perturbatus, toas embarrassed; hence misled. 109 
4. Nobis imperatoribus. Cicero, it will be remembered, had the 

title of Imperator. See note on alterum, p. 96, line 19. 

9. Ut audivit consules . . . effusam. This is the exaggerated 
report which, according to Cicero, reached Deiotarus after the opening of 
the Civil War; but perhaps the report contained almost as much fact as 
fiction. The whole senatorial party, panic-stricken, had fled from Italy, 
and joined Pompey in Greece. 

13. Ulli veri. Supply nuntii et rumores. — De condicionibus. 
This refers to the terms of settlement which Caesar proposed in the hope 
of averting the Civil War. 

15. Certorum hominum. The most prominent were C. Claudius 
Marcellus and L. Cornelius Lentulus, the consuls, and P. Scipio, M. Cato, 
L. Domitius, and M. Bibulus. 

16. Usque eo, quoad, even until. 

21. Tu ipse . . . maxima. Caesar procured the ratification of Pom- 
pey 's acts in Asia. 

25. Populi Romani, conferred by the Roman people ; Subjective 
Genitive. 

35. Fugientem. Pompey fled to Greece when Caesar crossed the 
Rubicon and advanced upon Rome. 

36. Pharsalico proelio. This was the celebrated battle of Phar- 
salus, or Pharsalia, in which Pompey was utterly defeated, on the ninth of 
August, 48 B. C. 

2. Errori, si quid . . . factum esse, that he had gone far enough HO 
in error, if he had acted ignorantly. 

4. Alexandrinum bellum. Caesar having pursued Pompey into 
Egypt, espoused the cause of Cleopatra against her brother Ptolemy, and 
thus became involved in a war with the Alexandrians. 

5. Cn. Domitii. Cn. Domitius Calvinus, who was then command- 
ing in Asia for Caesar. 

6. Ephesum, to Ephesus y a celebrated city of Ionia. — Eum. It is 
not known to whom Cicero refers. 

9. Qua uterere,/or you to use. G. 497, 1. 

10. Pharnacem. Pharnaces, the son of Mithridates, was king of 
the Bosporus. 

15. Domi suae; G. 426, 2. 

17. Cujus tauti seeleris fuerit, what a great crime it tvould have 



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HO been! G. 402; 529, I. In the Direct Discourse, fuerit would have been 
fuit, as in line 24, below. G. 476, 5. 

22. In eo tyrannum inveniri, to be found a tyrant in the case of 
him. 

2,1 . Cum regno distractus esset, would have been involved in 
strife with his realm. 

28. Non modo, not to say. 

VI., VII. Reply to the Specific Charge that Deiotarus* 
had designed to assassinate Caesar. 

30. Credo. Ironical. 

111 1. Nee in . . . caderet, could be committed neither by ; more literally, 
could occur neither to. 

4. Confingitis. This is addressed to the accusers. 

5. At quam . . . quidem. Supply confingitis. — Suspiciose, in a 
manner to awaken suspicion, i. e., against Deiotarus. 

6. Inquit. The subject is the omitted pronoun referring to Phidip- 
pus. See Introduction, p. 282. — Castellum Peium. One of the cas- 
tles of Deiotarus. 

9. Priusquam aecumberes, before you dined. See note on accu- 
bantes, p. 16, line 31. 

13. Phidippum „ . . corruptum. This is in apposition with cau*a, 
which may be here rendered fact or report. It is called causa rather than 
res, because it forms an element in the case (causa). 

14. Isto adolescente. Castor. 

17 . A consuetudine criminandi, from the usual accusation, i. e., 
the charge of poisoning was not uncommon. 

18. Res, the thing, i. e., Cicero's conjecture. 

23. Hospitalis, the god of hospitality. 

27. De armis celare te; G. 374, note 1, (1). 

30. Inspicere. Supply munera, implied in quibus te rex munerare 
constituerat. See line 8, above. 

32. Dimisit exercitum. Cicero adopts this expression to ridicule 
the absurd charge. 

34. Itaque fecisti, and you did so. 

36. Cum in convivio . . . fuisses, when you had feasted affably 
and jovially. — Isti ; for ivisti. 

112 2. Attalus. Attalus III., King of Pergamus. Livy makes a similar 
statement in regard to Antiochus, King of Syria. Cicero may have mis- 
taken the name. — P. Africanum. See note on alter Africanus, p. 46, 
line 13. 



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10. Num quid. Supply factum est. — Ex disciplina, in accord- 112 
9-nce with the usage. 

16. Acta res criminose est, the thing done furnishes matter for 
an accusation ; Ironical. — Vomere. With epicures, this was the usual 
method of avoiding the effects of an imprudent gratification of the appe- 
tite. 

19. Perduint; G. 240, 3. — Fugitive. Phidippus is meant. . 

24. Ille, he, i. e., Deiotarus. 

26. Mitteret. Supply ut eum. 

VIII. — XII. Reply to the other Allegations against 
Deiotarus. 

34. In speculis, on the watch. — Animo alieno ; G. 419, II. 

4. Antea; i. e., before Caesar deprived him of a part of his realm. 113 

5. Misit, attempted to send. — Caecilium nescio quern, one Cae- 
cilius. Q. Caecilius Bassus, a partisan of Pompey, is meant. 

11. Causani illam, that cause, i. e., the cause of Pompey. 

14. Addit. Castor adds, as a separate charge, that Deiotarus, when 
he aided Caesar against Pharnaces, did not send his best cavalry. 
21. Alexandriae. Alexandria was the capital of Egypt. 

23. Ei quern . . . praefeceras. Cn. Domitius. See note on the 
same, p. 110, line 5. 

24. Ad periculum, etc. This refers to the expedition against 
Pharnaces. 

25. Secutum . . . Afrieanum. This war, which began 47 B. C, 
was brought to a close by Caesar's victory at Thapsus, on the sixth of April 
of the following year. 

30. Nicaeam Ephesumque, to Nicaea and Ephesus; the former 
a city in Bithynia, the latter in Ionia. 

32. Domitium. Cn. Domitius, mentioned in line 23 as quern Asiae 
•praefeceras. The report that he had perished at sea was false. — Te in 
castello circumsederi. In the winter of 47 and 46 B. C, Caesar was 

j obliged to intrench himself, and to act only on the defensive. 

33. Eadem sententia; Abl. of Characteristic ; so also qua. 

35. Pereant, etc. The authorship both of the original Greek and 
of the Latin version is unknown. — Amici. In the application of this 
?erse, amici refers to Domitius, and mimici to Caesar. 

1. Qui; G. 188, n., 2. 114 

6. Furcifer, the culprit, i. e., Phidippus. Slaves were often com- 
pelled to bear upon their necks the furca, an instrument of punishment in 
the form of the letter V. 



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114 7. Vino se obruisse, surfeited himself with wine. 

8. Nudum, in his tunic, i. e., having thrown off his outer garment. 
For the host, or for any of his guests, thus to dance at a feast, was at least 
exceedingly undignified. 

14. Fortem, etc. Supply diet. 

20. Equitibus Romanis. The equestrian order, it will be remenv 
bered, included the bankers, the merchants, the farmers of the revenue 
and, in fine, the business men of the Roman world. 

22. Regium nomen, the title of king* 

23. Quidquid a . . . vacabat, when he was not occupied in. G. 379. 

24. Res rationesque = rerum rationes, business relations. 

25. Tetrarches, tetrarch, his official title, before the Romans made 
him king. 

27. Qui. The antecedent is the pronoun is. — Adolescens. G. 
363, 3. 

34. Illam aetatem, his advanced age. — Quibus studiis, ea = 
ea studia quibus. 

36. Ut uteretur. Utendi might have been used. 

115 3. Adolescens. Castor. Cicero here takes occasion to rally him a 
little for his ostentatious display of skill in horsemanship. He served 
under Cicero when the latter was Proconsul of Cilicia, in Asia Minor. 

4. Commilito. Cicero and Castor were both with Pompey in 
Greece. 

6. Pater. The father was Castor Saocondarius, who had married 
the daughter of Deiotarus. — Quos coneursus, what crowds, i. e., of 
spectators. 

13. Ista domus, that family of yours, addressed to Castor. 

19. Sint inimicitiae, grant that there is enmity, i. e., between your- 
self and Deiotarus. 

21. Antea; construe with quam. 

24. Gerere poteratis, non, you might have conducted, and not. 

26. Adeone, ut, is it, moreover, to be conceded that ? Supply conce- 
daiur. 

29. Domum, to your house. G. 380, 2, 1). 

32. A tanta auctoritate, by so high authority, i. e., by Caesar. 

34. Id, quod intus est. Cicero refers thus contemptuously to the 
slave Phidippus. 

35. Fit in dominatu, etc., the slave becomes the master, the master 
the slave. 

116 1. Cn. Domitius. Cn. Domitius Ahenobarbus, tribune of the peo- 
ple 104 B. C, consul 96 B. C. 

3. M. Scaurum. M. Scaurus Aerailius, consul 115 B. C — In ju- 



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dieium populi, to trial before the people. Scaurus was accused of hav- 1 10 
ing neglected certain religious rites. 

6. Ad Scaurumque; G. 569, III., 4. 

12. At, but, it may be said. — Semel, only once. — Esset productus, 
he had been brought forioard, i. «., as a witness. 

14. Cn. Doinitium. Cn. Domitius Calvinus, already mentioned. 
See p. 110, line 5. Hunc implies that he is present at the trial. — Ser. 
Sulpicio. Servius Sulpicius Rufus, one of the most learned jurists of 
the age. 

16. T. Torquato. Who this young man was is not known. 

20. Domestiea immanitate, with the ferocity characteristic of 
your own home, i. e., of a barbarian land, in contrast with Rome (nostrae 
civitatis). 

22. Quam acute, etc. This is addressed to Caesar. Notice the 
irony. — Blesamius. One of the ambassadors of Deiotarus. 

25. Statua inter reges posita. By the decree of the senate, 
Caesar's statue was placed among those of the seven kings of Rome. 

26. Plauditibi; G. 301, 1. 

29. Multorum enim, etc. Ironical. 

4. Si locus affert invidiam . . . clarior. Here Cicero touches 117 
the real objection, but answers it only in part. The objection was not so 
much to the statue itself, or to its conspicuous position, as to the fact that 
it stood among the statues of the kings {inter reges). Caesar had two 
statues also upon the Rostra. 

XIII. — XV. Conclusion, 

16. Multatum. Caesar had taken some of the possessions of Dei- 
otarus and given them to his own followers. 

17. Multis tibi . . . tribuenda; i. e., that you must reward your 
numerous followers. Multis, Indirect Object ; tibi, Dative of Agent. 

19. Antiochus. Antiochus III., surnamed the Great. He reigned 
from 223 to 187 B. C. — Rex Asiae. This was his title before he was 
conquered, 190 B. C, by Scipio, and deprived of his possessions west of 
Mount Taurus. He was afterward called King of Syria. 

20. Li. Scipione. Lucius Scipio, the brother of Scipio Africanus 
Major. — Tauro. Mount Taurus, in the southeastern part of Asia 
Minor. 

21. Asiam, quae . . . provincia. See note on Asiam, p. 61, line 15. 
25. Multam sustulerat, had suffered punishment. Multam, and 

not poenam, is used, because the punishment consisted in the loss of a 
portion of his empire. 



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117 31. Habere in . . . virtute ; i. e., that he has in himself, in his own 
mind and character, a possession which cannot be taken from him. 

36. Asia, Cappadocia . . . Syria. These countries were the scene 
of the bloody wars which the Romans had so long been waging in Asia. 
In this list, Cicero uses the term Asia simply of the Roman province of 
that name, which did not include Cappadocia, Pontus, Cilicia, and Syria. 

118 6. Summa . . . sola bona. The former was the doctrine of the 
Peripatetics, the latter of the Stoics. 

15. Tarracone, at Tarraco, a city in Spain. 

21. Res publica, public service, explained by magna ejus officia . . . 
meum, which refers to the service which Deiotarus rendered Cicero during 
the proconsulship of the latter in Cilicia. 

25. Quibus semel ignotum esse oportet, to whom pardon should 
have been granted once for all, i. e., the pardon which has been granted 
should be valid forever. 

32. Ipsa; i. e., misericordia tua. 

33. Duos reges. King Deiotarus and his son are meant. See p. 
117, line 26. 

34. Id quo&fthat influence which, i. e., though he had refused to be 
influenced by anger, he will yield to a feeling of compassion. 

119 3. Sociorum regum et amicorum, of kings who are our allies 
and friends. 

11. Regum amicissimi, most faithful friends of the kings, i. e., of 
these two kings. 

12. Exquire de Blesamio, ascertain in regard to Blesamius. See 
p. 116, lines 22 to 28. 

26. Alterum, alterum, the one, i. e , sententiam . . . pestem impor- 
taturam esse regibus, the other, i. e., sententisMn . . . famam cum salute 
importatui'am, etc. — Illorum, of those men, t. «., of the accusers, C«stoi 
and Phidippus. 



THE FIRST PHILIPPIC, 

DELIVERED BEFORE THE SENATE, IN THE TEMPLE 
OF CONCORD, IN THE YEAR 44 B. C. 

INTRODUCTION. 

Caesar was assassinated on the fifteenth of March, in the 
year 44 B. C. Mark Antony, his colleague in the consulship, 
at once sought safety in concealment, while the conspirators, 
but feebly supported by the people, fled to the capitol for 
shelter. For a time, general consternation prevailed, but a 
compromise was speedily effected. On the seventeenth of 
March the senate decreed a general amnesty, appointed a 
public funeral for Caesar, and confirmed all his acts. Quiet 
was happily restored, but it was destined to be of short dura- 
tion. The funeral oration pronounced by Antony over the body 
of Caesar so wrought upon the feelings of the people that, re- 
fusing to allow the remains to be removed to the Campus 
Martins, they proceeded to burn them with funeral honors in 
the Forum itself. The wildest excitement prevailed; party 
spirit was again aroused. Antony, not yet prepared to defy the 
senate, adopted conciliatory measures, and even proposed the 
abolition of the dictatorship. In the mean time he was care- 
fully maturing his ambitious designs. He was already in 
| possession of Caesar's papers, and, professing to carry out the 
measures which he found in them, he began to remit taxes, 
distribute honors, and recall exiles. In all this he was sup- 
ported by his colleague, P. Cornelius Dolabella, who had 
succeeded to the consulship made vacant by the death of 
Caesar. 

In the mean time Cicero, in deep despondency, had left 
Rome. The bright visions of the restored republic which 
gladdened his heart on the Ides of March had forever van- 
ished. For the next few months he remained comparatively 
inactive, and at length- embarked for Greece by way of 



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Syracuse ; but having been driven back by unfavorable winds 
to Leucopetra, on the southern coast of Italy, he was informed 
that favorable tidings had recently been received from Rome, 
that there was a prospect of a complete reconciliation of 
parties, and that the state needed his presence and counsel. 
Accordingly, abandoning his contemplated visit to Greece, he 
hastened to Rome, where he arrived on the thirty-first of 
August. But his expectations were again disappointed- 
Antony, whose power was still unchecked, had summoned the 
senate to meet on the following day, to decree new honors to 
Caesar's memory. Cicero excused himself from attending on 
the ground of fatigue and ill-health; but Antony, losing his 
self-possession, rose in his place and assailed the absent senator 
with a tirade of abuse. On the following day, the senate was 
again in session, but Antony found it convenient to be absent. 
Cicero was present, and, in the course of the debate, delivered 
his First Philippic* It was a masterly effort. With calm 
dignity and perfect self-possession, he explained his own 
course, stated his views of the duties of the hour, and exposed 
the ambitious designs of Antony. 



ANALYSIS. 
I. Introduction. I. — VI. 
II. Ratification of Caesar's Acts. VII.— X. 
III. Dangers of the Present Policy of the Consuls. XI.— XV. 



I. — VI. Introduction. Cicero explains his recent Move- 
ments. He had planned a Journey to Greece, hut had 
returned to Rome without accomplishing it. He re- 
plies to the Threats of Antony. 

PAGE 

120 *** Fmfectikmiis et reversionis. See Introduction, p. 291. Re- 
versio is the appropriate word, as Cicero returned without attaining the 
object of his journey. 



*So called from the Philippics of Demosthenes pronounced against 
Philip of Macedou. 



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4. Aliquando; i. e., after the assassination of Caesar on the Ides 120 
of March. 

8. Eo die. This was the seventeenth of March. — Aedem Tellu- 
ris. This was probably situated on the western slope of the Esquiline 
Hill. The senate met in this temple because the senate-house was too near 
the capitol, which was held by the conspirators. 

9. Atheniensium . . . exemplum. The allusion is to the general 
amnesty proclaimed after the overthrow of the Thirty Tyrants, 403 B. C. 
The Greek word which Cicero is said to have used was duvrjcria, equiva- 
lent to the Latin oblivio. 

15. Per liberos=jjer filium. Antony treated with Brutus and the 
other conspirators in the capitol, and sent them his son as a hostage. 

19. Res optimas deferebat, he reported most excellent measures. 
This refers probably to the purport of documents found among Caesar's 
papers. — Nihil turn . . . reperiebatur. Subsequently Antony pretend- 
ed to find many things of a very different character. 

1. Num qui, etc. Num immunitates, etc. These inquiries re- 121 
• late to the purport of Caesar's papers. — Unum. This was probably Sex. 
Clodius, the unprincipled agent of the notorius Publius Clodius. 

3. Ser. Sulpicio. See note on the same, p. 116, line 14. — Ne qua 
tabula. Laws were engraved upon brazen tablets, which were for a 
time exposed to public view, and then deposited in the treasury. 

8. De qua . . . diximus ; i. e., the proposition was adopted without 
debate. 

16. Quod saepejustum. Originally dictators were appointed only 
in times of great danger. They were invested with almost unlimited 
power, but only for a period of six months. Sulla, in the year 82 B. C, 

! was the first to make himself perpetual dictator. 

18. Liberatus. The energetic measures adopted by Antony prom- 
ised peace and security. 

19. Uncus . . . fugitivo, etc. Uncus was the hook by which the 
bodies of executed criminals were dragged away and thrown into the 
Tiber. The allusion is to the pretender Amatius, who, claiming to be 

i the grandson of C. Marius, Caesar's uncle, attempted to raise a disturbance, 
; but was put to death by Antony. 

21. Cum collega. P. Cornelius Dolabella became the colleague of 
Antony in the consulship after the death of Caesar. 

22. Abfuisset. Antony was absent from the city during a part of 
April and May. — lis ; i. e., to Antony and Dolabella. 

24. Bustum, a monument ; called in line 30, below, columna. 

25. IUam insepultam sepulturam, that irregular burial; refer- 
ring to the burning of Caesar's body, contrary to custom, in the Forum. 



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121 32. Ut . . . edixerant. They had called a meeting of the senate. 

33. Nihil per senatum, etc. Supply fecit. Antony procured the 
ratification of his measures by the comitia, but, according to Cicero, few 
respectable citizens were present. 

34. Consules designati. C. Pansa and A. Hirtius. 

122 2. Veterani . . . caverat. The senate had assigned lands to these 
veterans in various parts of Italy. 

6. Jus . . . liberum. Dolabella had given him a commission as his 
lieutenant for his province of Syria. He calls it liberum, because he could 
use it or not at pleasure, at any time within a period of five years. 

7. Kalendis Januariis . . . videbatur. Because upon that day 
the government would be organized under the new consuls. 

11. Brundisium, etc. Brundisium, on the southeastern coast of 
Italy, the usual port of embarkation for Greece, was under the control of 
the partisans of Antony. 

13. Syracusas, to Syracuse ; an important city in Sicily. 

19. Regini. See note on Regini, p. 49, line 32. 

22. Intempesta nox, late at night, the dead of night. 

26. Contionem. Of this speech we know only what we can gather 
from this passage. 

28. Edictum Bruti et Cassii. This was probably the farewell 
proclamation which they issued on leaving Italy. Brutus and Cassius, it 
will be remembered, were leading conspirators. 

31. Boni quid, something good, i. e., some good news. 

33. Rem conventuram, that an arrangement would be effected, i. e., 
between opposing parties. 

34. Remissis . . . Galliis. Antony endeavored to secure the prov- 
ince of Cisalpine Gaul for himself, although it had been assigned to D. 
Brutus. It was, moreover, at one time reported that he intended also to 
claim Transalpine Gaul. 

123 3. Ad tempus; i. e., in time for the meeting of the senate on the 
first of September. — Sed ne. Supply timebam before ne. 

5. Veliam, to Velia, a town in Lucania, in Southern Italy. 
7. Ex qua Brutus, etc. Brutus, the conspirator, was going into 
voluntary exile. 

12. I*. Pisonis oratio. Piso, Caesar's father-in-law, advocated the 
authority of the senate. 

13. Id ipsum, this fact itself. 

17. Hunc ut sequerer, to support him. 

22. Erga se, towards herself; i. e., to the state. Se rather than earn 
is used to give prominence to rei publicae, as if he had said ut res pub 
iica haberet> 



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24. Utriusque consilii= prof ectio?iis et reversionis. 123 

26. Antonii injuria. This refers to the threats of Antony in con- 
sequence of the absence of Cicero from his place in the senate. See In- 
troduction, p. 291. 

27. Idque me debere esse, and that I ought to be so, lit., this, i. e., 
a friend. 

31. Ea res, ut, such a subject that. 

32. Hannibal, Pyrrhi. Hannibal was the celebrated Carthagin- 
ian general with whom the Romans waged the Second Punic War, 219 to 
201 B. C. Pyrrhus, King of Epirus, invaded Italy 280 B. C. Observe the 
irony in this passage. 

34. Appium. Appius Claudius persuaded the senate to reject the 
terms proposed by Pyrrhus. 

35. De supplicationibus, etc. When a thanksgiving was decreed 
in honor of a victorious general, senators were ordinarily very ready to 
show their interest in the subject by attending. The proposition of An- 
tony, however, seems to have been that, at all future thanksgivings, honor 
should be paid to Caesar as a deified hero. 

1. Pignoribus. The consuls had a right to demand pledges of sen- 124 
ators as security for their attendance. 

6. Cum fabris . . . venturum esse, i. e., for the purpose of demol- 
ishing it. 

10. Publice ; construe with aedificatam. Cicero's house, which was 
destroyed by Clodius, was rebuilt at the public expense. 

12. Quam sententiam dicturus essem. Cicero would, of course, 
have opposed the measure recommended by Antony. 

16. Parentalia,y<?s£u - a£s in honor of deceased relatives. 

17. Inexpiabiles religiones, unpardonable rites. 

19. Brutus. L. Junius Brutus, who, five hundred years before, 
aided in expelling King Tarquin. He is here represented as the ancestor 
of M. Brutus, Caesar's assassin. 

26. Earn, ut possem, such that I might. 

29. Quae partim . . . partim, some of which . . . others. 

1. Ne unus niodo, that not one only ; referring to Piso. See p. 123, 1 25 
line 12. 

9. Quae, malum ! est ista, etc., what, the mischief means that, 
etc. G. 557. 

10. Fuerit quaedam necessaria, some of it may have been com- 
pidsory. It was so, of course, on the part of the followers of Antony. — 
Hoc, this, i.e., that one should express one's own convictions and main- 
tain the right. 

15. Aliuni deesse. This depends upon suspicionem. 



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VII. — X. Cicero favors the Ratification of the Acts of 

Caesar, but protests against Certain Measures which 
Antony professed to have found in the Dictators 
Private Papers. 

PAGE ■* 

125 25. Sine advocatis, without his assistants ; referring to the soldiers 
who attended him the day before. 

27. Doceret; construe, like adesset, with vellem. 
34. Promisit; i. e., in his memoranda. 

126 4. Pecunia utinam, etc. The public money in the Temple of Ops 
amounted, at the death of Caesar, to almost $30,000,000. Antony took 
possession of this money. The Temple of Ops stood on the Capitoline 
Hill. — Ad Opis; G. 398, 1. 

5. Cruenta, blood-stained, so called because of the manner in which 
it was collected -by Caesar. 

10. Gracchi. C. Sempronius Gracchus, who, as tribune for the 
years 123 and 122 B. C, made many reforms in the interest of the people. 
His laws embodying these reforms are called the Sempronian Laws, from 
Sempronius, as laws and ordinances were usually called after the middle 
name (nomen) of the proposer. — Sullae. L. Cornelius Sulla, the well- 
known Dictator. His measures, embodied in the Cornelian Laws, were 
in the interest of the senate and the aristocracy. 

19. Optima re publica, in the best period of the republic. 

20. Ne praetoriae . . . obtinerentur. This is the purport of one 
of Caesar's own laws, the Julia Lex de Provinciis. Provinces were called 
praetorian or consular, accordingly as they were governed by praetors or 
by consuls. 

23. De tertia decuria, in regard to the third decury, or class, i. e., 
of judges. The Aurelian Law, 70 B. C, established three classes (decu- 
riae) of judges; one to be selected from senators, one from knights, and 
one fi'om the tribunes of the treasury. Caesar, by his Lex Julia, abolished 
the last class, but Antony put in its place a third class consisting chiefly of 
centurions and soldiers. See note on ex dissensione, etc., p. 44, line 1 ; 
also on judices, p. 48, line 1. 

28. Quod, id, but that which. G. 636, I., 1. — Centuriatis 
comitiis. See note on centuriis, p. 60, line 15. 

30. Isti ordini . . . lege Julia, etc. Under those laws, a Roman 
citizen who held the office of centurion had just as good prospects of an 
appointment as judge, as he would have had if not a centurion, but no 
better. 

31. Julia, Aurelia. See note on de tertia. centuria. line 28. above. 



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*-Pompeia. The Pompeian Law, passed 55 B. C, imposed a property 126 
qualification ; hence census praefiniebatur. 

34. Qui ordines duxerunt, who have led the companies, i.e., have 
been centurions. 

1. Quod est lautius. A position in the cavalry was more highly 127 
esteemed than one in the infantry. 

3. Legione Alaudarum. This was one of the legions which 
Caesar raised in Gaul. 

6. Legis index, the purport of the law. 

10. Sordes, low birth. 

13. De vi et majestatis,/or violence and treason. G. 410, II., 3. 

25. Ad earn ipsam vim reverti. The appeal to the people would 
be made for the sole purpose of resisting the authority of the court, and of 
preventing the decision from being put into execution. 

34. Quid est aliud hortari, what is this but exhorting, lit., to ex- 
hort is what else. 

1. Quid quod obrogatur, etc., what of the fact that a change is 128 
made in, etc. Lat. Comp. 482. Obrogatur is impersonal; legibus is in 

the Dative. G. 301, 1. 

2. Ei aqua . . . interdici. Practically, this was equivalent to a 
sentence of banishment, which could not be pronounced against a Roman 
citizen except in this indirect manner. 

9. Fixas, published, more literally, posted up ; i. e., in some public 



place. See note on ne qua tabula, p. 121, line 3. 

11. A mortuo ; i. e., by Caesar. 

14. Uno auctore. Antony is meant. 

16. Quibus latis; G. 549, note 2. — Eisque; G. 453, 2, (3). 

21. Ne id quidem, not even this, i. e., to object to them. The peo- 
ple had no opportunity to object to the passage of these laws, as they were 
never proposed for their consideration. 

27. Quas tu. Supply tiarras, or memoras. 

33. IUa legitima, those words prescribed by law, referring to the 
words consules populum, etc., the usual preamble in such cases. 

34. Rogaverunt. See note on quae rogatae sunt, p. 10, line 31. 

3. Promulgatis, proposed, not yet enacted, so that the question of 129 
cheir passage is still an open one (est integrum vobis). 

XI. — XV. The Evils and Dangers of the Course which 
the Consuls are pursuing. 

6. Vos, you, i. e., Dolabella and his absent colleague, Antony. 

10. Avorum et avunculi. The allusion is to his paternal grand- 



298 notes. 

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129 father, M. Antonius, the orator, consul 99 B. C. ; to his maternal grand- 
father, L. Julius Caesar, consul 90 B. C. ; and to his maternal uncle, L. 
Julius Caesar, consul 64 B. C. 

11. Sed eum . . . audio. These words resume the thought inter- 
rupted by the long parenthesis. Eum and audio virtually repeat collegam 
and aiunt. 

14. Proponam jus aequum, / will make a fair proposition. It 
is contained in the next sentence : Ego si, etc. — Opinor, arbitror. See 
Syn. L. C. 576. 

27. Feremus amici naturam, ice will bear with a friend's natural 
dispositio?i. 

29. Quod cavebimus. These words are not to be regarded as a 
part of the warning, but as expressing Cicero's intention to guard against 
the danger. 

31. Quam mortis, than that of death, i. e., the danger or fear of 
death. Cicero. seems to intimate that he does not intend to appear in the 
senate in future at the risk of his life. If sickness is a valid excuse for 
absence from the senate, the danger of death is surely no less so. 

130 9. Expiato foro . . . impiorum. Dolabella removed the column 
which had been erected in the Forum in honor of Caesar, and dispersed 
the rabble. See p. 121, lines 24 to 31. 

13. Quo auctore, by whose advice, lit., whom as an adviser. 

15. Consensum ilium theatri, that unanimity of the whole au- 
dience in the theatre, referring to the applause with which he was greeted 
in the theatre after he had thrown down Caesar's column. 

16. Tibi offensi. Dolabella had made himself very unpopular while 
tribune of the people. 

22. In aede Telluris. See p. 120, lines 9 and 14: also note on 
aedem Telluris, p. 120, line 8. — Non ; G. 351, 3. 

25. Senatus. Subject ofliberatus est, understood. 

27. Auspiciorum a te, etc. Antony at first attempted to invali- 
date the election of Dolabella by declaring the omens unfavorable. 

29. In Capitolium. The conspirators had taken refuge in the 
capitol. Antony sealed the compact which he made with them by sending 
them his own son as a hostage. 

36. Dictaturae nomen sustulisti. See Introduction, p. 291. 
\ gj 2. M. Manlii. This was Marcus Manlius, who saved the capitol 
from the Gauls, 390 B. C, but was afterward put to death on a charge of 
aiming at royal power. 

3. Manlium Marcum. These names are not to be construed to- 
gether. Manlium is the subject of vocari, Marcum the predicate after it. 

9. Ijieet quod . . . loquatur, every one may say what he nhases, lit., 



THE FIRST PHILIPPIC. 299 

PAGB 

what pleases every one. The subject of loquatur is qitisque, to be supplied 131 
from cuique. 

12. Domestici. Cicero doubtless refers especially to Antony's wife 
Fulvia, who was notoriously avaricious. 

21. Quod, this, i. e., metui, etc. Quod is the subject of fuisse. — 
Illi ipsi, to that very o?ie, i. e., to Atreus, in the tra^edv of that name, by 
Ittius. 

23. Aviim tuum. M. Antonius, the orator. See note on avorum, 
p. 129, line 10. 

25. Ut metueretur, in such a way as to be feared. 

29. L. Cinnae. L. Cinna, the famous leader of the popular party, 
colleague of Marius in the consulship, 86 B. C." 

7. Gladiatoribus, at the gladiatorial contests. Supply significant 1*12 
from line 10, below. 

8. Statuae ; Dative, depending upon dati, or some similar word to 
be supplied. 

9. Tribunis plebis. Probably Ti. Canutius and L. Cassius. 

11. Apollinarium ludorum. These games were celebrated on 
the seventh of July, with great pomp and display. Brutus, the conspirator, 
is praetor urbanus, defrayed the expenses. Cicero represents the applause 
of the people as an approval of the course of the conspirators. 

14. Ipsis . . . non licebat. The leading conspirators had deemed 
(t prudent to leave the city. 

16. Attio. The tragic poet, whose Tereus was acted at these games. 
<— Sexagesimo post anno ; i. e., sixty years after his tragedy was first 
brought upon the stage. 

17. Ludis suis caruit, loas not permitted to attend his own games. 
Brutus, as praetor urbanus, had charge of these games : hence ludis suis. 

28. A. Hirtii. A. Hirtius, consul-elect, whose illness had cause© 
great solicitude. 



DICTIONARY. 



For Explanation of References and Abbreviations, see page 136. 



A— AC 



A. Abbr. for Aulus. 

a, ab, abs, prep, withabl. G. 434, 

L From, away from, on tbe side of, 
in tbe direction of, on, in ; ab Occi- 
dent e, in the west ; from, after ; from, 
by, by means of. 

ab-dico, are, act, atum, v. tr. 
(dico, to proclaim). To abdicate, 
resign. 

abditus, a, tim, pai*t. and adj. 
(abdo). Hidden, concealed. 

ab-do, dere, dldi, dltum, v. tr. (do, 
to place, found only in compounds) . 
To remove, put away ; to conceal ; 
se abdere, to hide one's self, bury 
one's self. 

ab-diico, ere, duxi, ductum, v. tr. 
To lead away, take away, withdraw. 

ab-eo, ire, ii, itum, v. intr. To 
go away, depart. 

ab-erro, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
To go astray, deviate, depart, L. 6. 

ab-horreo, ere, ui, v. intr. (hor- 
reo, to shrink from). To be free 
from, be at variance or discordant 
with, disregard, differ from. 

abii. See dbeo. 

ab-jicio, ere, jeci, jectum, v. tr. 
(judo) . To throw away, cast from, 



cast off, cast out, cast down, throw 
clown ; to hurl ; to renounce. 

ablatus, a, um, part, from aufero. 

ab-ripio, ere, ripui, reptum, v. tr. 
(rdpio) . To snatch away,take away by 
violence, tear off or away, carry away. 

abs. See a. 

absconditus, a, um, adj. (abs- 
condo, to hide). Hidden, concealed, 
secret. 

absens, entis, part, (absum) . Ab- 
sent, being away ; at a distance ; illo 
absente, in his absence, iii. C. 7. 

absolutio, onis,f. (ab-solvo). Ac- 
quittal, iii. C. 4. 

abs-traho, ere, traxi, tractum, v. 
tr. To draw or drag away ; to keep 
aloof; to relieve. 

abstiili. See aufero. 

absum, esse, fui, v. intr. To be 
absent or away from; to be distant 
from ; to be beyond the reach of. 

abundantia, ae, f. (abundans, 
from abundo) . Abundance, affluence. 

ab-undo, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
(imda, a wave) . To flow over, abound 
in, abound. 

ab-utor, i, iisus sum, v. dep. To 
abuse, misuse ; to take advantage of, 
L.l. 

ac, conj. See atque. 
(301) 



302 



ACCEDO— ADDUCO 



accedo, ere, cessi, cessnm, v. intr. 
(ad, cedo) . To go near to, approach ; 
to be applied, be added. 

accelero, are, dvi, atum, v. tr. 
and intr. (ad, celero, to quicken). 
To hasten ; to make haste, ii. C. 4. 

acceptus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(accipio) . Agreeable, welcome. 

accldo, ere, cidi, v. intr. (ad, 
eddo). To fall, fall upon; to befall, 
occur, happen. 

accipio, ere, cepi, ceptum, v. tr. 
(ad, cdpio) . To receive, gain, accept ; 
to attain, get, experience ; to learn. 

accommodatus, a, um, part, and 
adj. (accommodo). Suitable, fitted. 

accommodo, are, dvi, atum, y.tr. 
(ad, commddo, to adjust). To adjust, 
adapt, fit, put on, arrange, accommo- 
date. 

acciibo, are, ui, itum, v. intr. (ad, 
cubo, to lie). To lie near; to recline, 
ii. C. 5. 

accumbo, ere, cubui, cubitum, v. 
intr. (ad, cumbo, obs., to lie). To re- 
cline at table, dine, D. 6. 

accurate, adv. (accurdtus, accu- 
rate, exact) . Accurately, with care, 
carefully. 

accusatio, onis, f. (accuso). A 
charge, accusation. 

accusator, oris, m. (accuso). An 
accuser, L. 1. 

accuso, are, dvi, atum, v. tr. (ad, 
causa) . To accuse, blame, reproach, 
censure, find fault with. 

acer, dcris, acre, adj. Sharp, keen, 
pungent; disagreeable, violent, se- 
vere ; active, energetic. 

acerbe, adv. (acerbus). Roughly, 
bitterly, harshly, cruelly, sharply. 

acerbitas, atis, f. (acerbus). 
Harshness, sour or disagreeable taste ; 
severity, rigor, unkindness ; bitter- 
ness ; sorrow, trouble, calamity, hard- 
ship, bitter fate. 

acerbus, a, um, adj. Sour, disa- 
greeable; bitter, severe, hard. 

acervus, i, m. A heap, pile, 
collection. 



Achaia, ae, f. A country in the 
northern part of the Peloponnesus; 
the Peloponnesus, M. L. 12. 

Achilles, is, m. The hero of the 
Iliad of Homer, A. 10. 

acies, ei, f. An edge ; a line of 
battle, array ; a battle. 

acquiesco, ere, quievi, quietum, 
v. intr. (ad, quiesco). To repose, 
rest, D. 2. 

acqulro, ere, quisivi, quisitum, v. 
tr. (ad, quaero). To procure, get, 
obtain, acquire, add. 

acriter, acrius, dcerrime, adv. 
(deer) . Sharpty, vigorous^, eagerly, 
violently, courageously, zealously, 
vigilantly. 

acroama, atis, n. (a Greek word) . 
Anything heard, an entertainment, 
as music or reading, A. 9. 

actio, dais, f. (ago). A pleading, 
management of a suit, D. 2. 

actum, i, n. (ago). A transac- 
tion, measure, act, P. 7. 

actus, a, um, part, from ago. 

actus, us, m. (ago). An act, ac- 
tion, M. 9. 

acuo, ere, dcui, utum, v. tr. To 
sharpen, incite, L. 4. 

acute, adv. (acutus, sharp) . Acute- 
ly, sagaciously, D. 12. 

ad, prep, with accus. I. Of space : 
to, towards, in the direction of, in, at, 
near, among, at the house of. II. Op 
TIME : towards, to, till, at ; ad tem- 
pus, in time, P. 4. III. Of other 
relations : 1) With numerals : to- 
wards, about. 2) Of purpose: to, 
for; ad deponendam audaciam, i. C. 
2. 3) In respect to, for, in, according 
to, as to, in point of, after, in con- 
formity with. 

ad-aequo, are, dvi, atum, v. tr. 
(aequo, to make equal). To make 
equal. 

ad -do, ere, didi, ditum, v. tr. (do, 
to place, found only in compounds). 
To add, join to. 

ad-duco, ere, duxi, ductum, v. tr. 
To lead or conduct to, bring, convey 



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303 



to, draw toward'?; to induce, lead, 
influence. 

ademi. Se ddimo. 

ad-eo, ire, ii, itum, v. tr. and intr. 
To go to, approach ; to enter upon ; 
to visit. 

ad-eo, adv. To that point, so far, 
to such a degree, so much ; even. 

adeps, ipis, rn. and f. Fat, cor- 
pulence, iii. C. 7. 

adeptus, a, urn, part, from adipis- 
cor. 

ad-hibeo, ere, id, Itum, v. tr. 
(hdbeo). To bring to, summon, in- 
vite, admit, receive, bring, call in ; to 
use, employ ; to furnish. 

ad-hortor, on, atus sum, v. dep. 
To encourage, incite, exhort, urge. 

ad-huc, adv. Up to this time, 
hitherto, thus far, as yet, still. 

adii. See adeo. 

ad-imo, ere, emi, emptum, v. tr. 
(emo, to acquire). To take away, 
deprive of, remove. 

ad-ipiscor, i, eptus sum, v. dep. 
(apiscor, to seize). To obtain, get, 
acquire, secure, attain. 

ad ire. See adeo. 

aditus, us, m. (adeo). An ap- 
proach, avenue, step ; access, admit- 
tance ; permission to approach, right 
of access or interview. 

adjumeiitum, i, n. (adjiivo). \ 
Help, aid, assistance, support,M.L.24. I 

ad-juiisjo, ere.junxi, junction, v. | 
tr. To join to, add, grant, bind to, I 
annex, unite. 

adjutor, oris,m. (adjiivo). Help- ! 
er, aid, assistant. 

ad-juvo, are, jiivi, jutum, v. tr. 
To help, assist, aid; to avail, profit, 
be of use. 

ad-minister, tri, m. (minister, a 
servant). A servant, assistant, at- 
tendant. 

ad-ministra, ae, f. {mi?iistra, a | 
maid-servant). A handmaid, maid 
servant, assistant, M . L. 13. 

ad-mlnistro, are, avi, atum, v.tr 
(ministro, to serve). To be at hand 



assist, serve ; to take in hand, man- 
age, guide, direct, administer. 

admirabilis, e, adj. (admiror). 
"Wonderful, remarkable, admirable. 

admirandus, a, um, adj. (admi- 
ror). Admirable, wonderful. 

admiratio, onis, f. (admiror). 
Admiration, A. 3. 

ad-miror, ari, atus sum, v. dep. 
To wonder at, admire. 

ad-niitto, ere, misi, mission, v. tr. 
To admit, allow. 

ad-moueo, ere, ui, itum, v. tr. 
To admonish, warn, advise ; to re- 
mind, suggest ; to urge. 

admoiiitu, m., only in abl. sing. 
(admoneo). At the advice, sugges- 
tion, admonition, exhortation. 

admurmuratio, onis, f. {admur- 
miiro, to murmur at). A murmuring. 

adolescens, entis, m. (adolesco). 
A youth, young man. 

adolescentia, ae, f. (adolescens) . 
Youthful age, youth. 

adoleseeiitiilus, /, m. G. 321, 1. 
(adolescens). A very young man. 

adolesco, ere, olevi, uUum, v. intr. 
incep. (adoleo, to increase). To grow 
up, come to maturity. 

ad-oruo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
furnish, supply, M. L. 12. 

ad-scisco, ere, scivi, scitum, v. tr. 
(scisco, to seek to know) . To take, 
receive, admit, join to. 

ad-scribo. See ascribo. 

ad-sisto, ere, stiti, v. intr. (sisto, 
to stand) . To stand by or near, be 
present. 

ad-sto, are, stiti, statum or stitum, 
v. intr. To stand at, by, or near, be 
present at, A. 10. 

ad-sum, esse,adfui ovaffui, v. intr. 
To be present or at hand ; to aid, as- 
sist. 

adulter, eri, m. An adulterer. 

adultus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(adolesco). Mature, ripe, fully de- 
veloped, i. C. 12. 

adveuticius, a, um, adj. (advew 
tus). Foreign, M. L. 9. 



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ADVENTUS— AFFLIGO 



adventus, us, m. (advenio, to ar- 
rive). Arrival, approach, coming. 

adversarius, ii, m. (adversus). 
An opponent, adversary, enemy. 

adversor, ari, atus sum, v. dep. 
(adversus) . To resist, oppose, with- 
stand, P. 15. 

adversus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(adverto) . Turned to, opposite, over 
against; unfavorable; res adversae, 
unfavorable circumstances, adversity. 

adversus, prep, with ace. (ad- 
verto). Against, opposite to. 

ad-vesp^rascit, ere, vesperdvit, 
v. imper. (vesperasco, to become 
evening). Evening or twilight is 
coming on, it is growing dark, iii.C. 2. 

advocatus, i, m. (ad-voco). An 
assistant, P. 7. 

aedes, is, f. A temple, ii. C. 6 ; 
pi., a house. 

aedificium, ii, n. (aedifico). An 
edifice, building. 

aedifico, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(aedes, facio). To build, construct, 
make. 

Aegaeus, a, um, adj. Aegean; 
Aegaeum mare, the Aegean Sea, the 
part of the Mediterranean between 
Greece and Asia Minor, M. L. 18. 

aeger, gra, grum, adj. Sick, in- 
disposed, feeble, suffering, faint. 

aegre, aegrius, aegerrime, adv. 
(aeger) . With difficulty ; ill. 

aegrotus, a, um, adj. (aeger). 
Sick, ill. 

Aegyptus, i, f. Egypt, L. 3. 

Aemilius, ii. m. M. Aemilius 
Scaurus, a statesman and orator, A. 3. 

aemiilus, i, m. One who vies 
with another, a rival, M. 1. 

aeneus, a, um, adj. (aes). Bra- 
zen, bronze, D. 7. 

aequalltas, atis, f. (aequdlis, 
equal). Equality, L. 12. 

aeque, adv. (aequus). Equally; 
aeque ac, in the same manner as, iii. 
C. 12. 

aequitas, atis, f. (aequus). Equal- 
ity ; justice, equity, impartiality. 



aequus, a, um, adj. Even, level ; 
favorable, suitable ; equal, like ; just, 
right, honorable, reasonable; calm, 
composed; aequus animus, equa- 
nimity. 

aerarium, ii, n. (aerarius). The 
treasury, ii. C. 11. 

aerarius, a, um, adj. (aes). Re- 
lating to the treasury, of the treasury. 

aerumna, ae, f. Trouble, suffer- 
ing, distress, iv. C. 4. 

aes, aeris, n. Brass, copper ; aera, 
brazen tablets, iii. C. 8; money, as 
the first Roman coins were made of 
copper ; aes alienum, debt. 

aestas, atis, f. Summer. 

aestus, us, m. Heat, burning heat. 

aetas, atis, f. (aevum, age). Pe- 
riod of life, age ; old age. 

aeternitas, atis, f. (aeternus). 
Eternity, M. 9. 

aeternus, a, um, adj. (aevum, 
age). Everlasting, eternal, perpetual. 

Aetoli, drum, m. pi. The Aetoli- 
ans, inhabitants of Aetolia, a country 
in Central Greece, A. 11 ; M. L. 6. 

affero, ferre, attuli, allatum, v. tr. 
(ad, fero). To bring to, apply, im- 
part, offer, present, add; to con- 
tribute, afford; to occasion, cause, 
effect, produce. 

afficio, ere, feci, fectum, v. tr. 
(ad, f&cio). To affect, influence, 
treat, visit; poena, supplicio, to pun- 
ish. 

affigo, ere,fixi, fixum, v. tr. (ad, 
figo). To fix, fasten upon, attach to. 

affingo, ere, finxi, fietum, v. tr. 
(ad, Jingo) . To assert falsely, add 
falsely ; to add. 

affinis, e, adj. (ad, finis). Con- 
nected, related; concerned in, con- 
nected with, iv. C. 3. 

affirmo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (ad, 
firmo) . To affirm, assert, M. 2. 

afflicto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. freq. 
(affligo). To agitate, toss, trouble, 
vex, afflict. 

affligo, ere, fiixi, flictum, v. tr. 
(ad, fiigo, to strike). To striko or 



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305 



dash against ; to cast down, prostrate, 
afflict. 

afflueiis, entis, adj. (affluo, to 
abound). Abounding, rich in, A. 3. 

Africa, ae, f. Africa. 

Africanus, a, um, adj. (Africa). 
African; bellum Africanum, the Af- 
rican TTar in which Pompev con- 
quered the remnant of the Marian 
faction in Numidia, 81 B. c, M. L. 10 ; 
the war between Caesar and the par- 
tisans of Pompey in Africa, 47 b. c, 
D. 9. 

Africanus, i, m. A cognomen of 
two of the Scipios, iv. C. 10; A. 7; 
A. 9; D. 7. See Sctpio. 

age, interj. (imperat. of ago). 
Come ! M. L. 14. 

ager, gri, m. Land, territory, 
field, country, district; agri, pi., the 
country. 

aggrego, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(ad, grex). To collect, assemble. 

agito, are, avi, atum, v. tr. freq. 
(ago). To put in motion, drive; to 
disturb, excite ; to agitate, discuss. 

agnosco, ere, novi, nltum, v. tr. 
(ad, gnosco = nosco) . To recognize, 
i. C. 7. 

ago, ere, egi, actum, v. tr. I. To 
put in motion, drive. 1. To drive 
away, carry off, convey away. 2. To 
drive before one's self, pursue. II. 
To pursue a course of action. 1. To 
express, state ; gratias, to give thanks. 

2. To perform, accomplish, manage, 
pursue, transact, do ; id agere ut, to 
attempt to ; res agitur, a case is tried. 

3. To plead, discuss. 4. To pass, 
spend. Agi, pass, to be at stake, M. 
L. 2. Intr., to act, proceed. 

agrarius, a, Km, adj. (ager). Re- 
lating to lands, agrarian ; agrarii, in. 
pi., the supporters of the agrarian 
laws, which related to the division of 
the public lands. 

agrestic, e, adj. (ager). Rustic. 

agrlcola, ae, m. (ager, cola). A 
farmer, husbandman, D. 9. 

Ahala ae, m. C. Servilius Ahala, 



master of the horse under the dicta- 
tor Cincinnatus, i. C. 1. 

aio, v. tr. def. G. 297, II. 1. To 
say. 

alacritas, atis, f. (al&cer, lively). 
Liveliness, ardor, zeal, eagerness, 
promptness. 

Alaudae, arum, f. pi. The Alau- 
dae, the name of a legion raised by 
Caesar in Gaul, P. 8. 

alea, ae, f. A game of dice, gam- 
ing, gambling, ii. C. 5. 

aleator, oris, m. (alea). A gam- 
bler, gamester, ii. C. 10. 

Alexander, dri, m. Alexander 
the Great, King of Macedonia and 
conqueror of the world, A. 10. 

Alexandria, ae, f. (Alexander). 
Alexandria, the capital of Egypt, 
D. 9. 

Alexandrinus, a, um, adj. (Al- 
exandria). Alexandrian; bellum Al- 
exandrinum, the war between Caesar 
and the Alexandrians, D. 5. 

alienigena, ae, m. adj. and subs. 
(alienus, gigno, to beget) . Of foreign 
birth, foreign ; a foreigner. 

alienus, a, um, adj. (alius). Be- 
longing to another, foreign to, averse ; 
aes alienum, debt; unfavorable, un- 
friendly ; alienus, i, m., a stranger, 
foreigner, A. 9. 

aliquando, adv. (dliquis). Some 
time or other, at some time, at length. 

aliquanto, adv. (alius, quantus). 
A little, somewhat. 

aiiquis or allqui, qua, quid or 
quod, pron. indef. (alius, quis). Some 
one, any one, some, any, anything. 

aliquo, adv. (aliquis). To some 
place, somewhere, i. C. 7. 

aliquot, indef. num. indecl. (alius, 
quot) . Some, several, a few. 

aliter, adv. (alius). Otherwise, 
in a different manner. 

aliunde, adv. (alius, unde). From 
some other source, from another per- 
son, place, or thing, L. 1. 

alius, a, ud, adj. G. 151. Other, 
another; alius . . . alius, one . . . 



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ALLATUS-ANIMADVERSIO 



another ; alii . . . alii, some . . . oth- 
ers. 

allatus, a, um, part, from affSro. 

allicio, ere, lexi, ledum, v. tr. 
(ad, lacio, to entice) . To attract, al- 
lure, entice. 

Allobroges, um, m. (sing. Al- 
lobrox, ogis). A people of Gaul, 
iii. C. 2. 

alo, ere, alui, dlitum and altum, 
v. tr. To nourish, support, sustain, 
maintain, foster, confirm. 

Alpes, ium, f. pi. The Alps. 

altaria, ium, n. pi. (altus) . An 
altar, i. C. 9. 

alter, era, erum, adj. G. 151. One 
of two, the other ; alter . . . alter, the. 
one . . . the other ; alteri . . . alteri, 
the one party . . . the other; the sec- 
ond. 

alternus, a, um, adj. (alter) . One 
after another, by turns, alternate. 

alter-uter, alterUtra or altera utra, 
alteriXtrum or alterum utrum, adj. G. 
151, note 2. (uter, which of the two). 
One of two; in alterutro, on one 
side or the other, M. 7. 

altus, a, um, adj. (alo). High, 
tall, lofty. 

alveolus, i, m. G. 321, 2. (alveus, 
a hollow). A gaming-board. 

amans, antis, part, and adj. 
(amo). Loving, fond of, attached 
to, devoted to. 

ambo, ae, o, num. adj. G. 175, 
note 2. Both. 

aniens, entis, adj. (a, mens). 
Mad, frantic. 

amentia, ae, f. (amens). Mad- 
ness, folly, want of reason. 

amicio, ire, icui or ixi, ictum, v. 
tr. (am, around, jaeio). To throw 
around, to clothe, ii. C. 10. 

amicitia, ae, f. (amicus) . Friend- 
ship, alliance. 

amictus, a, um, part, from am- 
icio. 

amicus, a, um, adj. (amo) . Friend- 
ly, well-disposed; amicus, i, m., a 
friend, an ally. 



Amisus, i, f. A city of Pontns 
on the Euxine, M. L. 8. 

a-mitto, ere, misi, missum, v. tr. 
To send away, dismiss; to lose, let 
pass ; to ruin, M. L: 7. 

amo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
love. 

amoenitas, atis, f. (amoenus, 
pleasant). Pleasantness, agreeable 
scenery, M. L. 14. 

amor, oris, m. (amo). Love, af- 
fection. 

ample, adv. (amplus). Abun- 
dantly, copiously, generously ; am- 
pllus, comp., further, more. 

amplector, i, plextis sum, v. dep. 
(am, around, plecto, to bend). To 
embrace, hold, include, iv. C. 2. 

amplifico, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(amplus, facio). To enlarge, ex- 
tend, increase. 

amplitudo, inis, f. (amplus). 
Size, greatness, dignity, grandeur, 
consequence, advancement. 

amplus, a, um, adj. (am, around, 
pleo, to fill). Of large extent, great, 
spacious; abundant, ample; mag 
nificent, noble, illustrious, renowned, 
honorable, dignified. 

an, conj. Whether, or. G. 353, 
with notes. 

anceps, cipitis, adj. (an=amb, 
two, double, caput). Having two 
heads ; double, twofold ; doubtful. 

ango, ere, anxi, v. tr. To vex, 
distress, A. 11. 

angiilus, i, m. Corner, angle, 
nook. 

angustiae, arum, f. pi. (angus- 
his). Narrow space, defile, narrow^ 
ness, narrow limits. 

angustus, a, um, adj. (ango). 
Narrow, strait, contracted, restricted. 

anhelo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. and 
intr. (am, around, halo, to breathe). 
To breathe forth, ii. C. 1; to pant, 
gasp. 

anlma, ae, f. Breath; life, exist- 
ence ; the soul, spirit. 

animadversio, onis, f. (animad- 



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verto). The act of noticing; chas- 
tisement, punishment, iv. C. 6 ; P. 2. 

animadverto, ere, verti, version, 
v. tr. (animus, ad, verto). To turn 
one's attention to, attend, take heed, 
notice, observe, perceive ; to punish. 

animus, i, m. The mind, soul, 
intellect ; the attention ; the thoughts, 
imagination, will, purpose, desire, 
design; animum inducere, to deter- 
mine, i. C. 9 ; inclination, disposition ; 
regard, affection ; feeling, anger, 
courage, spirit. 

an-ne, conj. Or, M. L. 19. 

Ann ius, ii, m. The name of a 
Roman gens, hi. C. 6 ; see Chilo. 

an non a, ae, f. (annus). The 
produce of the year, corn, provisions. 

annuo, ere, nui, v. intr. (ad, nuo, 
to nod). To nod assent; to assent. 

annus, i, m. A year. 

ante. I. Prep, with accus. Before, 
BOTH OF space and time ; ante diem, 
see note on p. 3, 1. 16. II. Adv. 
Before, in advance ; previously, ago. 

antea, adv. (a?ite, is). Formerly, 
before. 

ante-cello, ere, v. intr. (cello, to 
urge) . To surpass, excel. 

ante-f ero, ferre, tuli, latum, v. tr. 
To bear before, place before, prefer. 

ante-lucanus, a, um, adj. (lux). 
Continued until daybreak, prolonged 
till morning, ii. C. 10. 

aute-pono, ere, pcsui, position, 
v. tr. To place before, give the pref- 
erence to, prefer. 

ante-quam, conj. Sooner than, 
before. 

AntigSnus, i, m. Antigonus, an 
ambassador of Deiotarus, D. 15. 

Antiochia, ae, f. (Antiochus). 
Antioch, an important city of Syria. 

Antiochus, i, m. Antiochus, sur- 
named the Great, King of Syria, 223 
to 187 b. c, M. L. 6; D. 13. 

antiquitas, dtis, f. (antiquus). 
The past, antiquity, M. L. 10. 

antiquus, a,um, adj. (ante). An- 
cient, old, olden. 



Antonius, ii, m. M. Antonius, 
Mark Antony, the distinguished tri- 
umvir and enemy of Cicero ; see the 
First Philippic. 

aperio, ire, perui, pertum, v. tr. 
To open. 

aperte, adv. (apertus). Openly, 
publicly. 

apertus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(aperio). Open, exposed, uncovered, 
naked, undisguised. 

Apollinaris, e, adj. (Apollo). 
Apollinarian, in honor of Apollo. 

apparatus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(apparo) . Prepared ; magnificent, 
sumptuous, ii. C. 9 ; P. 15. 

apparo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (ad, 
paro). To prepare, make ready, put 
in order. 

appello, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (ad, 
petto). To accost, address; to name, 
call. 

Appenninus^', m. TheApennine 
range of mountains, the Apennines, 
ii. C. 10. 

appetens, entis, adj. (ad-peto). 
Desirous, eager for, M. L. 3. 

Appius, ii, m. A Roman prae- 
nomen, A. 5; P. 5. 

Appius, a, um, adj. (Appius). 
Appian ; Appia via, the Appian Way, 
extending from Rome to Brundisium, 
M. L. 18. 

apprdbo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(ad, probo). To approve, commend. 

appropinquo, are, avi, atum, v. 
intr. (ad, propinquo, to approach). 
To approach, draw near. 

aptus, a, um, adj. (obsol. apo, to 
seize). Fit for, suitable, adapted. 

apud, prep, with ace. At, by, 
near, before, in the presence of ; with, 
among, at the house of. 

Apulia, ae, f. A country in 
Southern Italy. 

aqua, ae, f. Water. 

aqulla, ae, f. The eagle, the 
standard of the Roman legion. 

ara, ae, f. An altar. 

arbltror, art, atus sum, v. dep. 



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{arbiter, a judge). To judge, think, 
consider. 

arceo, ere, cut, v. tr. To keep 
off; to hinder. 

arcesso, ere, cessivi, cessitum, v. 
tr. To cause to approach; to call, 
send for, summon, invite. 

Archias, ae, m. A. Licinias Ar- 
chias ; see Introduction to the Oration 
for Archias. 

ardeo, ere, arsi, arsum, v. intr. 
To burn, be on fire ; to be inflamed, 
be excited, burn. 

ardor, oris, m. (ardeo) . A glow- 
ing, brightness, iii. C. 8; heat, ex- 
citement. 

argenteus,a, um, a,dj.(argenttim) . 
Of silver, silver, i. C. 9. 

argentum, i, n. Silver; silver 
ware. 

argumentum, i, n. (arguo). An 
argument, proof. 

arguo, ere, ui, utum, v. tr. To 
accuse, charge. 

Aridbarzanes, is, m. A king of 
Cappadocia, M. L. 2. 

arma, drum, n. pi. Arms, wea- 
pons; war. 

Armenius, ii, m. (Armenia), 
An Armenian, an inhabitant of Ar- 
menia in Asia, A. 9. 

armo, are, avi, dtum, v. tr. To 
arm, equip ; of ships : to fit out, fur- 
nish. 

arripio, ere, rlpui, reptum, v. tr. 
(ad, rdpio). To seize, lay hold of. 

arrdganter, adv. (arrogans, arro- 
gant). Arrogantly, insolently. 

ars, artis, f. Skill, art, faculty; 
science, knowledge, method; qual- 
ity, M. L. 13. 

artifex, icis, m. and f. (ars, fa- 
cio). An artist, A. 5. 

arx, arcis, f. (arceo). A fortified 
height; a citadel, fortress, strong- 
hold. 

ascendo, Sre, di, sum, v. intr. 
(ad, scando, to climb). To ascend, 
go up, mount. 

ascribo, ere, psi, ptum, v. tr. (ad, 



scribo) . To enroll, A. 4 ; to assign, 
ascribe, M. L. 19. 

Asia, ae, f. Asia; Asia Minor; 
sometimes including Syria, A. 3; the 
Roman province in Asia, embracing 
the western part of Asia Minor. 

Asiatlcus, a, um, adj. (Asia). 
Asiatic ; bellum Asiaticum, the Mith- 
ridatic War, M. L. 7. 

aspectus, us, m. (asplcio). The 
sight; the appearance, looks, pres- 
ence, countenance. 

aspicio, ere, spexi, spectum, v. tr. 
(ad, specio, to look). To look upon, 
behold, look at. 

assentio, ire, sensi, sensum, v. intr. 

assentior, iri, sensus sum, v. dep. 
(ad, sentio) . To assent, give assent, 
approve. 

assequor, i, secutus sum, v. dep. 
(ad, sequor). To overtake, secure, 
attain ; to accomplish. 

asservo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (ad, 
servo). To keep, preserve. 

assldeo, ere, sedi, sessum, v. intr. 
(ad, sedeo, to sit). To sit by or near, 
sit, sit down, i. C. 7. 

assldue, adv. (assiduus, from as- 
sldeo). Constantly, continually. 

assiduitas, atis, f. (assiduus, from 
assldeo). Continuance, unremitted 
exertion, perseverance, M. L. 8 ; con- 
stant attendance, or attention, D. 15. 

assuefacio, ere, feci, factum, v. 
tr. (assuesco, to accustom, facio). 
To accustom, inure, habituate. 

at, conj. But, yet, still ; but at least. 

Athenae, arum, f. pi. Athens. 

Athenienses, ium, m. pi. (Athe- 
nae). The Athenians, P. 1. 

atque or ac, conj. G. 554, I. 2. 
(ad, que). And, and also, and espe- 
cially; in comparisons : than, from, 
as ; aliter ac, otherwise than. 

atrocltas, atis, f. (dtrox). Fierce- 
ness, atrocity, cruelty, iv. C. 6. 

atrox, ocis, adj. Terrible, cruel, 
horrible, atrocious. 

Attalus, i, m. Attains III., King 
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attendo, ere, tendi, tentum, v. tr. 
(ad, tendv). To attend to, observe, 
consider. 

atteiiuo. are, avi, at urn, v. tr. (ad, 
tenuo, from tenuis). To reduce, les- 
sen, diminish, M. L. 11. 

attingo, ere, tlgi, tatxum, v. tr. 
(ad, tango). To touch, come in con- 
tact with ; to arrive at, reach, attain ; 
to attempt. 

Attius, it, m. L.Attius, a Boman 
tragic poet, born 170 b. c, A. 11 ; 
P. Attius Varus, a praetor in Africa 
during the war between Caesar and 
Pompey, L. 1. 

attrlbno, ere, ui, utum, v. tr. (ad, 
tribito). To attribute, assign, bestow ; 
to give in charge, appoint over. 

attuli. See affero. 

auctio, onis, f. {augeo) . A public 
sale, auction, D. 5. 

auction arius, a, um, adj. (auc- 
tio). Pertaining to an auction, of the 
auction, ii. C. 8. 

auctionor, ari, atus sum, v. dep. 
(auctio). To put up property at 
public sale, sell one's property at 
auction, D. 9. 

auctor, oris, m. (augeo) . Creator, 
author, maker, producer, inventor, 
originator; leader, director; promo- 
ter, approver, adviser, counsellor. 

auctorltas, atis, f. [auctor). Au- 
thority, power, influence ; standing, 
reputation, dignity ; authorization, 
command, order, will. 

auctus, a, ton, part, from augeo. 

audacia, ae, f. (audax). Bold- 
ness, daring; insolence, audacity, 
presumption. 

audax, acis, adj. (audeo). Daring, 
bold, audacious, ii. C. 5. 

audeo, ere, ausus sum, v. semi- 
dep. To dare, venture ; to undertake, 
attempt. 

audio, ire, ivi or ii, itum, v. tr. 
To hear, listen to, perceive ; to hear 
of; to obey, give heed to ; dicto audi- 
ens, obedient to. 

auf ero, ferre, abstfdi, ablation, y. 



tr. (ab,fcro). To carry off, sweep 
away, destroy. 

augeo, ere, auxi, auction, v. tr. 
To increase, enlarge, augment; to 
enrich, advance, promote. 

augur, uris, m. and f. An augur, 
diviner, soothsayer, P. 13. 

Aulus, i, m. A Boman praeno- 
men. 

Aurelius, a, um, adj. (AureHus, 
name of a Boman gens). Aurelian; 
Aurelia via, the Aurelian Way, ex- 
tending from Borne to Pisa, ii. C. 4 ; 
leges Aureliae, laws with reference 
to the judiciary, proposed by L. Au- 
relius Cotta, P. 8. 

auris, is, f. The ear. 

aurum, i, n. Gold, M. L. 9. 

ausplcium, ii, n. (auspex, a di- 
viner). Auspice, sign, omen, i. C. 13. 

auster, tri, m. The south wind. 

aut, conj. Or; aut . . . aut, either 
. . . or. G. 554, II. 2. 

autem, conj. But; moreover. 

auxilium, u, n. (augeo). Help, 
aid, assistance; remedy, resource, 
refuge, support; pi., auxiliary troops. 

avarltia, ae, f. (avarus, avari- 
cious). Avarice, covetousness. 

aversus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(a-verto) . Turned away ; averse, dis- 
inclined. 

avidus, a, ion, adj. (dveo, to long 
for). Greedy, eager, desirous, M.L.3. 

avitus, a, um, adj. (dvus). Of, 
belonging to, or derived from a grand- 
father, ancestral. 

a-voco, are, aci, dtum, v. tr. To 
call away, withdraw, remove, A. 6. 

avunculus, i, m. (avus). A moth- 
er's brother, maternal uncle, uncle. 

avus, i, m. A grandfather. 



B. - 

bacchor, ari, atus sum, v. dep. 
(Bacchus) . To revel, i. C. 10 ; iv.C.6. 

balneum, i, n., pi. balnea, drum, 
n., or balneae, arum, f. A bath, D. 6. 



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barbaria, ae, f. (barbdrus). A 
foreign country ; a savage, barbarous 
nation, iii. C. 10. 

barbarus, a, um, adj. Foreign, 
strange ; barbarous, wild, savage, 
uncivilized; barbarus, i, m., a for- 
eigner. 

barbatus, a, um, adj. (barba, 
beard). Bearded, ii. C. 10. 

beate, adv. (beatus). Happily. 

beatus, a, um, adj. {beo, to bless). 
Happy ; prosperous, opulent, wealthy, 
rich. 

bellicosus, a, », adj. (belllcus). 
Warlike, fierce in war. 

belllcus, a, um, adj. (bellum). 
Of or pertaining to war, warlike. 

bello, are, avi, atum, v. intr. (bel- 
lum). To wage or carry on war. 

bellum, i, n. (duellum, from duo). 
War, warfare. 

bene, melius, optlme, adv. (bonus). 
Well, rightly, favorably, happily, suc- 
cessfully. 

benef icium, ii, n. {benef icus). 
Kindness, favor, good deed, benefit, 
service. 

bene-ficus, a, um, adj. (fdcio). 
Generous, liberal, beneficent, D. 9. 

benevolentia, ae, f (benevdlens, 
from bene, volo). Friendly disposi- 
tion, good will, inclination, friend- 
ship, affection ; gratitude. 

benigne, adv. (benignus, kind). 
In a friendly manner, kindly, D. 13. 

benignitas, atis, f. (benignus, 
kind). Kindness, benignity, iv. C. 9. 

bestia, ae, f. A beast, A. 8. 

bibo, ere, bibi, v. tr. To drink. 

biennium, ii, n. (Ms,- annus). 
The space of two years, two years. 

blni, ae, a, num. distrib. (Ms). 
Two by two, two each, two. 

bipartlto, adv. (bis, pars). In 
two divisions, in two parties. 

bis, num. adv. (duis, from dtio). 
Twice. 

BIthynia, ae, f. A district of 
Asia Minor south of the Euxine. 



Blesamius, ii, m. An ambassa- 
dor of Deiotarus, D. 12. 

Blucium, ii, n. The name of a 
castle of Deiotarus, D. 7. 

bdnitas, atis, f. (bonus). Good- 
ness, excellence. 

bonum, i, n. (bonus). A good 
thing, benefit, advantage, good en- 
dowment; bona, drum, n. pi., prop- 
erty, goods. 

bonus, a, um, melior, opiimus, adj. 
Good, excellent, sound. 

Bospoianus, i, m. (Bosporus). 
A dweller on the Cimmerian Bospo- 
rus, between the Black Sea and the 
Azof, M. L. 4. 

brevis, e, adj. Short, brief, of 
short duration. 

brevlter, adv. (brevis). Shortly, 
briefly, with few words. 

Brocchus, i, m. A Roman cog- 
nomen; T. Brocchus, uncle of Q. 
Ligarius, L. 4. 

Brundisium, ii, n. A town on 
the eastern coast of Italy, now Brin- 
disi. 

Brutus, i, m. L. Junius Brutus, 
the deliverer of Borne from regal do- 
minion, P. 6; D.Brutus, a distin- 
guished general, consul 138 b. c, A. 
11 ; M. Junius Brutus, an intimate 
friend of Cicero, and the murderer 
of Caesar, P. 3 ; P. 4 ; P. 15. 

bustum, i, n. (buro = tiro, to 
burn). A tomb, monument, P. 2. 



c. 

C. Abbr. for Caius, or Gdius. 

cado, ere, cScidi, casum, v. intr. 
To fall; to occur to; to perisb, die. 

caducus, a, um, adj. (cado). Fall- 
ing, frail, perishable ; characteristic 
of decay, P. 14. 

Caecllius, ii, m. Q. Caecilius 
Bassus, a partisan of Pompey, D. 8. 

caecus, a,um, adj. Blind; blind- 
ed, ignorant, unreasonable, L. I. 






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caedes, is, f. (cacdo, to cut). A 



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cutting clown, slaughter, murder, 
massacre. 

Caelius, ii, m. The name of a 
Roman gens, M. L. 19. 

caelum, i, n. The sky, heaven, 
iii. C. 8; the air, atmosphere, i. C. 6. 

Caesar, dris, m. C. Julius Caesar, 
the distinguished general, orator, 
statesman, and author, slain by Bru- 
tus and Cassius 44 B. C. 

Caesetins, ii, m. The name of 
a Roman gens, L. 11. 

Caius, better written Gains, ii, 
m. A Roman praenomen. 

Cajeta, ae, f. A town and harbor 
on the coast of Latium, now Gaeta. 

ealamitas, atis, f. Calamity, 
misfortune, loss, disaster, damage. 

calamitosus, a, urn, adj. {ealam- 
itas). Unfortunate, unhappy, L. 5. 

callidus, a, tan, adj. (ealleo, to be 
wise). Skilful, shrewd, cunning. 

campus, i, m. A plain ; the Cam- 
pus Martins, i. C. 5. 

ca.no, ere, ceclni, cantum, v. tr. 
and intr. To sing; to predict. 

canto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. and 
intr. freq., {cano). To sing, ii. C. 10. 

cantus, us, m. {cano). Singing, 
song, A. 8. 

capillus, i, m. {caput). The hair. 

capio, ere, cepi, caption, v. tr. 
To take, receive, contain, lay hold of, 
grasp, comprehend, seize, capture ; 
to occupy, gain, reach; consilium 
capere, to form the design, i. C. 1 ; 
mente captus,beveft of reason, iii.C.9. 

capitalis, e, adj. {caput). Cap- 
ital, destructive, dangerous, deadly. 

Capitolium, ii, n. (caput). The 
Capitol, the Temple of Jupiter at 
Rome on the Capitoline Hill, iii. C. 4. 

Cappadocia, ae, f. Cappadocia, 
a country in the eastern part of Asia 
Minor, M. L. 3. 

caput, itis, n. The head ; a cap- 
ital charge or question ; life, civil or 
political life, including liberty and 
citizenship, iv. C 5. 



Carbo, onis, m. C. Papirius Car- 
bo, tribune of the people, A. 4. 

career, era, m. A prison; im- 
prisonment. 

careo, ere, td, Uum, v. intr. To be 
without ; to want, be in want of, lack ; 
to be deprived of. 

caritas, atis, f. (carus). Affec- 
tion, esteem, love, P. 12 ; dearness, 
scarcity, M. L. 15. 

carmen, mis, n. A poem, poetry ; 
verse, A. 11. 

carus, a, urn, adj. Dear, beloved, 
highly prized. 

Cassius, ii, m. L. Cassius, a sen- 
ator, a confederate of Catiline, iii. C. 
4 ; C. Cassius Varus, consul 73 b. c, 
M. L. 23 ; C. Cassius, one of the mur- 
derers of Caesar, P. 3. 

caste, adv. {castus, pure). Hon- 
estly, uprightly, M. L. 1. 

castellum, i, n. G. 315, 3. (cas- 
trum). A castle, fort, citadel, strong- 
hold. 

Castor, dris, m. A grandson of 
Dciotarus and his accuser before 
Caesar, D. 1. 

castrensis, e, adj. {castra). Per- 
taining to a camp; organized, open, 
iii. C. 7. 

castrum, i, n. A fortified place, 
a fort; castra, drum, n. pi., a camp, 
encampment. 

casus, us, m. (ccido). That which 
comes to pass, an event, occurrence ; 
misfortune, calamity; chance, acci- 
dent. 

Catilina, ae, m. L. Sergius Cat- 
iline; see Introduction to the Ora- 
tions against Catiline. 

Cato, onis, in. M. Porcius Cato, 
the famous Censor, A. 7 ; A. 9 ; M. 
Porcius Cato, grandson of the Cen- 
sor, A. 3. 

Catulus, ?', m. Q. Lutatius Catu- 
lus, consul 102 B.C., A. 3; Q. Lu- 
tatius Catulus, son of the above, 
consul 78 b. c, iii. C. 10 ; A. 3. 

causa, ae, f. Reason, ground, 
motive, cause; causa, for the sake 



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of, on account of, for the purpose of; 
mi conservandi causa, for the purpose 
of preserving themselves, i. C. 3 ; an 
alleged reason, pretence, pretext; 
cause, interest ; as a legalterm, cause ; 
causam dicere, to plead a cause. 

caute, adv. {cautus, careful). 
Cautiously, with prudence. 

cautio, onis, f. {caveo). Caution, 
M. 7. 

caveo, ere, cavi, cautum, v. tr. and 
intr. To be on one's guard ; to take 
care, beware, guard against. 

cecidi. See cddo. 

ceclni. See cdno. 

cedo, ere, cessi, cessum, v. intr. 
To go, go forth, go away; to yield, 
retire. 

celeber, bris, bre, adj. Much 
frequented, populous ; celebrated, fa- 
mous. 

celebritas, atis, f. {celeber). 
Fame, renown, celebrity, A. 3. 

celebro, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
{ceUber). To attend in great num- 
bers, celebrate, iii. C. 10; to praise, 
celebrate. 

celeritas, atis, f. {celer, swift). 
Rapidity, quickness, celerity, speed, 
rapid action, A. 8. 

celeriter, adv. {celer, swift). 
Swiftly, quickly, rapidly, speedily. 

celo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
conceal, hide, keep secret. 

cena, ae, f. The principal meal 
of the day, dinner, D. 7 ; a banquet, 
ii. C. 10. 

ceno, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
{cena). To dine; cenatus, a, um, 
pass. part, with act. meaning, D. 7. 

censeo, ere, censui, censum, v. tr. 
To be of opinion ; to judge, deter- 
mine, decree, resolve, ordain; to rate, 
enumerate, assess; to be in favor of, 
vote for. 

censor, oris, m. {censeo). A cen- 
sor, one of the two Roman magis- 
trates who had charge of enrolling 
the people according to rank and 
property. 



census, us, m. {censeo). A census, 
enumeration, registration ; a census 
roll, A. 5 ; registered property, prop- 
erty. 

centiiria, ae, f. {centum). One 
of the 193 divisions of the Roman 
people, a century, M. L. 1. 

centuriatus, a, um, part, from 
centurio, are. Lit. : divided into 
centuries ; centuriata comitia, an as- 
sembly in which the people voted by 
centuries, each centuria or century 
having a single vote, P. 8. 

centuriatus, us, m. {centurio). 
The office of centurion, centurion- 
ship, M. L. 13. 

centurio, onis, m. {centiiria). A 
centurion, the commander of the di- 
vision of troops called the century. 

Ceparius, ii, m. M. Ceparius, a 
confederate of Catiline, iii. C 6. 

cepi. See cdpio. 

cerno, ere, crevi, cretum, v. tr. 
To separate, distinguish ; to see, per- 
ceive ; to decide, decree, resolve. 

certamen, inis, n. {certo). A 
contest, strife, engagement, battle. 

certe, adv. {certus). Certainly, 
surely ; at all events, at least. 

certo, adv. {certus). Certainly, 
for certain, A. 12. 

certo, are, avi, atum, v. intr. To 
struggle, contend, strive, vie. 

certus, a, um, adj. {cerno). Cer- 
tain, definite, particular, fixed, es- 
tablished, sure ; faithful ; certiorem 
facere, to inform. 

cervix, icis, f. The neck, iii.C7. 

cessi. See cedo. 

ceterus, a, um, adj. (nom. sing., 
m. not used, sing. rare). The rest, 
the remainder, the other. 

Cethegus, i, m. C. Cornelius 
Cethegus, a senator, a confederate of 
Catiline, iii. C. 3. 

Chii, drum, m. pi. {Chios). The 
inhabitants of Chios, now Scio, an 
island in the Aegean Sea, with a city 
of the same name, A. 8. 

Chilo, onis, m. Q. Annius Chilo, 






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313 



a senator, a partisan of Catiline, 
iii. C. 6. 

chlrdgraphum, i, n. (a Greek 
word). Manuscript, memorandum, 
note. 

cibus, i, m. Pood. 

Cicero, onis, m. M. Tullius 
Cicero, the famous orator. 

Cillcia, ae, f. A country of Asia 
Minor on the north-eastern coast of 
the Mediterranean, M. L. 12. 

Cimber, bri, m. Cimber Gabin- 
ius, see Gdbinius, iii. C. 3. 

Cimbri, drum, m. pi. A people 
of Northern Germany, conquered by 
Marius 101 b. c, M. L. 20. 

Cimbricus, a, um, adj. (Cimbri). 
Pertaining to the Cimbri, Cimbrian. 

cingo, ere, nxi, nctum, v. tr. To 
surround, encompass, enclose, encir- 
cle, invest. 

cinis, eris, m. Ashes, ii. C. 9. 

Cinna, ae, m. L. Cornelius Cin- 
na, consul with Marius 86 b. c, iii. 
C. 4; P. 14. 

circum (circus, a circle). 1. adv. 
Around, about, all around. 2. prep, 
with ace. Around, about, in the en- 
virons of, near. 

circum-cludo, ere, si, sum, v. tr. 
(claudo). To shut in, enclose, sur- 
round, hem in. 

circum-do, are, dedi, datum, v.tr. 
(do, to place, found only in com- 
pounds). To put, set, or place 
around; to encompass, encircle, sur- 
round. 

circum-scribo, ere, psi, ptum, v. 
tr. To circumscribe, enclose, con- 
fine, limit, A. 11; to cheat, circum- 
vent. 

circumscriptor, oris, m. (cir- 
cumscribo). A defrauder, a cheat. 

circum-sedeo, ere, sedi, sessum, 
v. tr. To invest, besiege, D. 9; to 
surround, iv. C. 2; to circumscribe, 
limit. 

circum-spicio, ere, spexi, spec- 
turn, v. intr. and tr. (specio, to look). 
To look around, gaze about ; to view 



on all sides ; to look out for ; to con- 
sider, ponder. 

circum-sto, are, steti, v. tr. and 
intr. To stand around ; to surround. 

cito, citius, cUissime, adv. (citus, 
quick). Quickly, rapidly. 

civilis, e, adj. (civis). Pertaining 
to citizens, civil, civic, iii. C. 8 ; ci- 
vilis causa, a political question, iv. C. 
9; civile bellum, the Civil War in 
Italy waged by Sulla against the 
Marian faction, M. L. 10. 

civis, is, m. and f. A citizen; a 
countryman. 

civitas, atis, f. (civis). A body 
of citizens, state; citizenship. 

clam, adv. (celo). Secretly, in 
private. 

clamo, are, avi, atum, v. intr. and 
tr. (cdlo, to call) . To cry out, shout ; 
to speak emphatically, i. C. 8. 

clamor, oris, m. (clamo). A loud 
cry, shout. 

clams, a, um, adj. Clear, disr 
tinct ; renowned, famous. 

classis, is, f. A fleet. 

claudo, ere, clausi, clausum, v. tr. 
To close, shut up. 

clausus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(claudo). Closed, shut up, M. L. 22. 

Clemens, entis, adj. Mild, clem- 
ent, forbearing, merciful, i. C. 2. 

clementer, adv. (clemens). With 
clemency, mercifully, kindly, M. 3. 

dementia, ae, f. (clemens). Mod 
eration, mildness, forbearance, clem- 
ency, mercy, kindness. 

clientela, ae, f. (cliens, a client). 
Clientship, alliance. 

Cn. Abbr. for Cnaeus, or Gnaeus, 
Cnaeus, better written Gnaeus, 
i, m. A Roman praenomen. 

Cnidus, *, f. A city in Caria, 
M. L. 12. 

coactus, a, um, part, from cogo. 

coegi. See cogo. 

coepi, coepisse, v. tr. G. 297, I. 
To begin, commence. 

coeptus, us, m. (coepi). An un- 
dertaking:, i. C 3. 



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coerceo, ere, ercui, ercttum, v. tr. 
(cum, arced). To enclose on all 
sides; to restrain, confine; to keep 
back, check ; to correct, punish. 

coetus, us, m. (coeo, to go togeth- 
er) . A meeting, gathering, assembly. 

cogitate, adv. (cogitatus, from 
cogito). Thoughtfully, deliberately. 

cogitatio, onis, i. (cogito). Think- 
ing, thought, reflection ; anticipation ; 
design, plan. 

cogito, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (cum, 
dgito). To consider, reflect upon, 
meditate, weigh; to design, plan, in- 
tend. 

cognatio, onis, f. (cognatus, akin). 
Relationship. 

eognitio, onis, f. (cognoscd). Ac- 
quaintance, A. 3 ; examination. 

cognitor, oris, m. (cognosco). An 
advocate, defender, iv. C. 5. 

cognosco, ere, novi, nitum, v. tr. 
(cum, gnosco=nosco). To know; 
to observe, perceive, see, ascertain, 
learn, discover ; to recognize ; to ex- 
amine, investigate, consider. 

cogo, ere, coeji, coactum, v. tr. 
(cum, dgo). To drive together, col- 
lect, assemble; to force, constrain, 
compel. 

cohaereo, ere, haesi, haesum, v. 
intr. (cum, haereo). To be connected, 
be united, cleave to, M. L. 7. 

cohibeo, ere, hibui, hibitum, v. tr. 
(cum, hdbeo). To restrain, check, 
repress, M. L. 23. 

cohors, ortis, f. A cohort, the 
tenth part of a legion ; praetoria co- 
hors, the commander's body-guard. 

collatus, a, um, part, from confero. 

collectio, onis, f. (colligo). A 
collecting together, act of collecting, 
collection, M. L. 9. 

collega, ae, m. (cum, lego). A 
partner in office, colleague, iii. C. 6. 

collegium, it, n. (collega). A 
company of associates, board, A. 4. 

colligo, ere, legi, ledum, v. tr. 
(cum, lego) . To collect, assemble ; 
to adduce. 



colloco, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(cum, loco). To lay, put, place; to 
invest; to set up, erect; to station, 
quarter ; to arrange. 

colo, ere, cdlui, cultum, v. tr. To 
till, cultivate ; to practise ; to honor, 
revere, cherish. 

colonia, ae, f. (colonus). A col- 
ony. 

colonus, i, m. (colo). An inhab- 
itant of a colonial town, a colonist. 

Colophon, onis, f. A city in 
Lydia, M. L. 12. 

Colophonii, drum, m. pi. (Col-, 
ophon). The inhabitants of Colo- 
phon, Colophonians, A. 8. 

color, oris, m. Color, hue, com- 
plexion. 

cdlumna, ae, f. A column, pillar. 

conies, Itis, m. and f. (cum, eo). 
One who goes with another, a com- 
panion, comrade, associate. 

comissatio, onis, f. (comissor, to 
revel) . A Bacchanalian revel, drink- 
ing bout, revelry, ii. C. 5. 

comitatus, a, um, part, from 
comitor with pass, meaning. At- 
tended, accompanied, ii. C. 2. 

comitatus, us, m. (comes). Ret- 
inue, attendance, train, iii. C. 2. 

comiter, adv. (comis, courteous). 
Affably, courteously, pleasantly, D. 7. 

comitium, ii, n. (cum, eo). The 
comitium, a portion of the Roman 
Forum; comUia, drum, pi., the as- 
sembly in the comitium for electing 
magistrates ; election ; proximis co- 
mitiis, at the last election, i. C. 5. 

comitor, ari, atus sum, v. dep. 
(comes). To accompany, attend, 
follow. 

commeatus, us, m. (commeo). A 
passage, trip; supplies, provisions, 
M. L. 17. 

commemorabilis, e, adj. (com- 
memdro). Noteworthy, remarkable, 
memorable, M. 4. 

commemoratio, onis, f. (com- 
memoro). A mentioning, mention; 
recollection, A. 11. 



(cum, memoro, iroui memor). To 
bring to mind, call to mind, remind; 
to recount, relate, mention. 

commeiidatio, onis, f. (commen- 
do). Recommendation, commenda- 
tion, i.C. 11; A. 12. 

commeiido, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(cum, mando). To commit to, en- 
trust, commend. 

commeiitariolum, i, n. (com- 
tnentarius) . A memorandum, P. 7. 

commentarius, ii, m. {com men- 
tor, to consider). A commentary, 
memoir, paper, P. 1. 

commeo, arc, avi, atum, v. intr. 
(cum, meo, to go). To go back and 
forth, resort to, visit. 

commllito, onis, m. (cum, milis). 
A fellow-soldier, comrade, D. 10. 

commisceo, ere, miscui, mixtum 
or mistum, v. tr. (cum, misceo)- To 
mingle, unite, M. 2. 

committo, ere, mm, missum, v.tr. 
(cum, mitto). To join, connect; 
proelium committere, to engage in 
battle, commence battle ; to entrust, 
commit, allow, permit, risk ; to com- 
mit (as a crime or offence) . 

commddo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(commodus, from cum, modus). To 
loan, lend, M. 6. 

commodum, i, n. (commodus, 
from cum, modus). Advantage, 
profit, gain, utility, convenience. 

commoror, ari, dtus stim, v. dep. 
(cum, moror, to tarry). To stop, 
linger, stay, sojourn, tarry. 

commotus, a, um, part, from 
commoveo. 

(commoveo, ere, movi, motum, v. 
tr. (cum, moveo). To move; to af- 
fect, excite; se commovere, to move, 
stir. 

eonimtiiiico, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(communis). To make common, 
share with, communicate, impart. 

communis, e, adj. (cum, munis, 
serving). Common, general, public, 
ordinary. 



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commuiuter, adv. (communis). 
In common, together, jointly, P. 2 ; 
in general, A. 12. 

commuto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(cum, muto). To change, alter. 

comparatio, onis, f. (comparo). 
A comparison ; preparation, M. L. 4. 

comparo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(compar, like). To place in com- 
parison, compare. 

comparo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(cum, pdro). To prepare, make 
ready ; to procure, acquire, gain, se- 
cure. 

compello, ere, puli, pidsum, v. tr. 
(cum, pello). To drive together; to 
compel, drive. 

comperio, ire, peri, pertum, v. tr. 
To get knowledge of, ascertain, learn, 
discover ; to make known. 

competitor, oris, m. (competo, 
from cum, peto) . xl rival, competitor, 
rival candidate. 

complector, i, plexus sum, v. dep. 
(cum, plecto, to bend). To embrace, 
surround, enclose, encircle. 

compleo, ere, evi, etum, v. tr. 
(cum, pleo, to fill). To fill, make 
full ; to complete. 

complexus, us, m. (complector). 
An embrace, ii. C. 10. 

complures, a and ia, adj. (cum, 
plures). Several, many, very many. 

compono, ere, pdsid, position, v. 
tr. (cum, pono). To put or place 
together ; to compose, arrange ; to 
allay, settle. 

comprehendo, ere, di, sum, v. tr. 
(cum, prehendo) . To take hold of, 
seize, apprehend, grasp ; to catch, 
take captive, arrest. 

comprimo, ere, pressi, pressum, 
v. tr. (cum, premo). To press to- 
gether, compress ; to restrain, check, 
repress, suppress. 

comprobo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(cum, probo). To approve; to sanc- 
tion ; to attest, prove. 

conatus, us, m. (cdnor). An 
attempt, undertaking. 



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CONCEDO - CONTX AGRO 



concedo, ere, cessi, cession, v. tr. 
and intr. {cum, cedo). To go away, 
retire, withdraw ; to yield, grant ; to 
permit, allow, concede. 

concelebro, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
{cum, celebro) . To celebi-ate, M.L.21. 

concerto, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
{cum, certo). To contend, dispute. 

concessus, a, urn, part, from 
concedo. 

concido, ere, cldi, v. intr. {cum, 
ccido) . To fall ; to perish ; (sc. am- 
mo} to lose one's courage. 

concilio, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
{concilium, a meeting). To bring 
together, unite ; to gain the favor of, 
win, conciliate ; to obtain, gain, pro- 
cure. 

conclpio, ere, cepi, ceptum, v. tr. 
{cum, cdpio). To take, receive; to 
incur; to conceive, imagine, under- 
stand, comprehend. 

conclto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. freq. 
{concieo, to rouse). To move vio- 
lently, excite, arouse, stir up, incite, 
instigate, provoke ; to produce. 

concordia, ae, f. {concors). Har- 
mony, unanimity, concord, agree- 
ment. 

Concordia, ae, f., the goddess of 
concord, hi. C. 9. 

concors, ordis, adj. {cum, cor, the 
heart). Harmonious, agreeing, L. 2. 

conciipisco, ere, pivi or pii, 
pitum, v. tr. incep. {cum, cupio). 
To desire, covet, long for, i. C. 10. 

concurro, ere, curri, cur sum, v. 
intr. {cum, curro, to run). To rush 
together ; to hasten to, run to. 

concurso, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
{cum, curso, to run to and fro). To 
run to and fro, run about. 

concursus, us, m. {concurro). A 
running to and fro; a concourse, as- 
semblage, crowd ; an onset, conflict. 

condemno, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
{cum, damno). To charge, accuse, 
condemn. 

condicio, onis, f. {condo). Con- 
dition, situation, state, nature, quality, 



character; stipulation, terms, agree- 
ment, provisions. 

condo, ere, didi, dltum, v. tr. 
{cum, do, to place, found only in 
compounds) . To found, establish. 

condon o, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
{cum, dono). To present, give; to 
forgive. 

conduco, ere, duxi, ductum, v. tr. 
{cum, duco) . To lead, bring, or draw 
together ; to hire, P. 9. 

confercio, ire, fersi, fertum, v.tr. 
{cum, farcio, to stuff). To press to- 
gether, crowd ; to stuff. 

conf 6ro, ferre, tuli, collatum,Y.tv. 
{ctim, fero). To bring or bear to- 
gether, contribute, bring, collect, 
cany ; to direct, devote, employ ; to 
refer ; to compare ; to ascribe, attri- 
bute; to defer, fix, appoint; se con- 
ferred to betake one's self; collatis 
signis, in battle, M. L. 23. 

confertus, a, um, part, from con- 
fercio. 

confessio, onis, f. {conftteor). 
Confession, acknowledgment, iii. C.5. 

confestim, adv. {cum, fero). Im- 
mediately, speedily, without delay. 

conf icio, ere, feci, fectum, v. tr. 
{cum, fdcio) . To prepare, compose, 
execute, finish, complete, accomplish, 
bring to pass; to exhaust, weaken, 
subdue, destroy, kill ; to collect, pro> 
cure, furnish, raise. 

conf ido, Sre, fisus sum, v. semi-, 
dep. {cum, fido) . To trust, rely upon, 
believe, hope. 

confingo, ere,finxi, fictum, v. tr. 
{cum,fingo). To make up, fabricate, 
pretend, D. 6. 

confirmo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
{cum, firmus). To establish, render 
firm, strengthen, cement ; to encour- 
age, console ; to assure, assert. 

confisus, a, um, part, from con- 
fido. 

confiteor, eri,fessus sum,v.dep. 
{cum, fdteor). To confess, admit, 
concede, acknowledge. 

conflagro, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 



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317 



(cum, flagro) . To burn up, burn, be 
destroyed or perish by fire. 

confligo, ere, flixi, fiictum, v. tr. 
and intr. (cum,fiigo, to strike). To 
strike together; to be in conflict, 
fight, engage in combat with, con- 
tend. 

conflo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (cum, 
fio, to blow). To inflame, excite, 
produce, i. C. 9 ; to fuse together, 
unite, L. 12. 

conformatio, onis, f. (conformo) . 
A fashioning, moulding, A. 7. 

conformo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(cum, formo, to shape). To form, 
mould, train. 

confringo, ire, fregi, fractum, 
v. tr. (cum, frango) . To break in 
pieces, break down, shatter, destroy. 

conf ugio, ere,fugi, v. intr. (cum, 
fugio) . To flee for refuge, have re- 
course to. 

congero, ere, gessi, gestum, v. tr. 
(cum, gero). To bear, carry, or 
bring together, collect, heap up; to 
confer. 

congredior, i, gressus sum, v. 
dep. (cum, gradior, to step). To go, 
come, or meet with ; to unite with ; 
to fight, contend, engage. 

congrego, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(cum, grego, from grex) . To collect, 
assemble, unite, i. C. 13. 

congruo, ere, grui, v. intr. To 
agree, M. 6. 

conlveo, ere, nivi or nixi, v. intr. 
(cum, niveo, to wink). To leave un- 
noticed, connive or wink at, over- 
look. 

conjectiira, ae, f. (conjtcio). Con- 
jecture, supposition, conclusion, in- 
fei'ence ; conjecturd consequi, to infer, 
hi. C. 8. 

conjicio, ere, jeci, jectum, v. tr. 
(cum,jacio), To cast or throw to- 
gether; to hurl, throw, send, cast, 
put, aim; to ascribe; to infer, con- 
jecture. 

conjunctio, o?iis, f. (conjungo). 
Union, connection, iv. C. 7. 



conjunctus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(conjungo). Joined together, inti- 
mate, friendly, P. 3. 

conjungo, ere, nxi, nctum, v. tr. 
(cum,jimgo) . To join together, join, 
connect, unite, associate ; {helium) to 
wage conjointly or together, M. L. 9. 

conjurati, drum, m. pi. (conjuro, 
to combine). Conspirators, i. C. 5. 

conjuratio, onis, f. (conjuro, to 
combine). A conspiracy, plot, com- 
bination. 

conjux, iXgis, m. and f. (conjungo). 
Spouse, husband, wife. 

conor, ari, atus sum, v. dep. To 
undertake, attempt, try, venture. 

conquiesco, ere, evi, etum,\. intr. 
(cum, quiesco) . To take rest, repose ; 
to cease. 

consceleratus, a, um, adj. (con- 
sceUro, to stain with guilt) . Wicked, 
depraved, criminal, villanous. 

conscendo, ere, di, sum, v. tr. 
and intr. (cum, scando, to climb). 
To go on board, embark. 

conscientia, ae, f. (conscio, to be 
conscious). Consciousness, knowl- 
edge, feeling, sense ; conscience. 

conscius, a, um, adj. (cum, scio). 
Conscious, aware, cognizant, privy 
to, participant in, accomplice, witness 
of. 

conscribo, Sre, scripsi, scriptum, 
v. tr. (cum., scribo). To write to- 
gether; to write; to enroll, enlist, 
levy. 

conscriptus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(conscribo) . Enrolled, conscript ; 
patres conscripti, conscript fathers, 
the customary appellation of the sen- 
ators, i. C. 2. 

consecro, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(cum, sdcro, to consecrate) . To make 
sacred, to consecrate. 

consensio, onis, f. (consentio). 
Agreement, unanimity, harmony ; 
conspiracy, M. 7. 

consensus, us, m. (consentio). 
Agreement, unanimity; consent. 

consentiens, entis, adj. (consen- 



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tio). Agreeing, accordant, unani- 
mous, D. 4. 

consentio, ire, sensi, sensum, v. 
intr. (cum, sentio). To agree, ac- 
cord, be of the same mind. 

consequor, i, secutus sum, v. dep. 
{cum, sequor). To follow, go after, 
accompany; to pursue; to reach, 
overtake; to gain, obtain, acquire, 
secure. 

conservatio, onis, f. (conservo). 
Preservation, retaining, keeping, P. 2. 

conservo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(cum, servo) . To preserve, keep safe 
or unharmed. 

consessus, us, m. (consido, to sit 
together). An assembly, assemblage. 

consideratus, a, um, adj. (consid- 
ero). Considerate, thoughtful, pru- 
dent, circumspect, D. 6. 

considero, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
To consider, inspect, examine, ob- 
serve, M. L. 2 ; M. L. 13. 

consigno, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(cum, signo, to mark) . To seal ; to 
attest, certify, vouch for, D. 13. 

consilium, ii, n. Deliberation, 
consultation ; counsel, advice, author- 
ity ; plan, purpose, design, intention ; 
wisdom, understanding, judgment, 
penetration, prudence, ability; a 
council. 

consisto, ere, stiti, stitum, v. intr. 
(cum, sisto, to stand). To stand still, 
remain standing ; to consist of or in, 
depend upon. 

consdbrinus, i, m. (cum, sobri- 
nus, cousin) . The son of a mother's 
sister, cousin. 

consolor, ari, atus sum, v. dep. 
(cum, solor, to comfort) . To console, 
comfort, encourage, cheer, animate. 

conspectus, us, m. (conspicio). 
Sight, view, D. 5. 

conspicio, ere, spexi, spectum,y. 
tr. (cum, specio, to look). To view, 
observe, see, look at, perceive, be- 
hold. 

conspiratio, onis, f. (conspiro). 
Unanimity, concord, agreement. 



conspiro, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
(cum, spiro, to breathe) . To agree ; 
to combine, conspire. 

constanter, adv. (constans, from 
const o) . Firmly, steadily ; uniformly, 
consistently, constantly. 

constant! a, ae, f . (constans, from 
consto). Firmness, steadiness, con- 
stancy, perseverance, resolution, con- 
sistency. 

constituo, ere, ui, utum, v. tr. 
(cum, stcituo). To put, place, es- 
tablish; to station; to set in order; 
to erect, construct ; to arrange, regu- 
late, settle, constitute, found, form ; 
to appoint; to determine, fix, agree 
upon ; to decree, resolve. 

consto, are, stiti, statum, v. intr. 
(cum, sto). To stand still, remain 
firm, remain unchanged; to consist 
in, depend upon; constat, impers., it 
is evident, an acknowledged fact. 

constringo, ere, nxi, ctum, v. tr. 
(cum, stringo, to bind). To bind, 
fetter, restrain; constrictum tenere, 
to hold in check, i. C. 1. 

consuetudo, inis, f. (consuesco, 
to accustom). Custom, habit, use, 
usage ; intimacy, friendly intercourse. 

consul, ulis, m. A consul, one of 
the two presiding magistrates of the 
Roman commonwealth. 

consiilaris, e, adj. (consul). Of 
or pertaining to a consul, consular, 
i. C. 5 ; consularis provincia, a prov- 
ince governed by a consul, P. 8 ; con- 
sularis, is, m., one of consular rank, 
an ex-consul. 

consfilatus, us, m. (consul). Con- 
sulship, consulate. 

consulo, ere, ui, ultum, v. tr. and 
intr. To consult; to take counsel, 
deliberate, consider ; to initiate meas- 
ures; to consult for, take care for, 
have regard for. 

consulto, adv. (consiXlo). De- 
signedly, with deliberation, on pur- 
pose, purposely. 

consultum, i, n. (consulo). A 
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con sumo, ere, sumpsi, sumptum, 
v. tr. (cum, sumo). To take ; to con- 
sume, devour, waste, destroy, use ; 
to pass, spend. 

contamino, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
To defile, pollute, contaminate, sully, 
dishonor. 

contego, ere, text, tectum, v. tr. 
{cum, tego). To cover, cover over, 
conceal. 

con tern no, ere, tempsi, temptum, 
v. tr. (cum, temno, to slight). To de- 
spise, scorn, esteem lightly, hold in 
contempt. 

contemplor, art, atas sum, v. dep. 
(cum, tern plum). To contemplate, 
view, consider, D. 14. 

contemptus, a, um, adj. (con- 
temno). Contemptible, despicable, 
abject, iv. C. 10. 

contendo, ere, di, turn, v. tr. and 
intr. (cum, tendo). To strive for, 
maintain; to contend; to compare. 

contentio, onis, f. (contendo). 
Tension, strain; contest, exertion, 
struggle, dispute, controversy, strife ; 
comparison. 

contentus, a, um, adj. (contlneo). 
Content, satisfied. 

contexo, ere, texui, textum, v. tr. 
(cum, texo, to weave). To weave, 
entwine, join together, unite, con- 
nect; to contrive. 

conticesco, ere, ticui, v. intr. in- 
cept, (contlceo, to be silent) . To be- 
come silent, be silent, iii. C. 5. 

contlnens, entis, adj. (contineo). 
Continent, temperate, self-controlled. 

contirientia, ae, f. (contineo). 
Temperance, self-control, modera- 
tion. 

contineo, ere, ui, tentum, v. tr. 
(cum, teneo). To hold together, 
bind; to guard, restrain; to bound, 
confine ; to embrace, occupy, enclose ; 
to hold back, check ; sc continere, to 
restrain one's self ; contineri, pass., to 
consist of, M. 9. 

contingo, §rc, tlgi, factum, v. tr. 
and intr. (cum, tango). To touch, 



border upon, extend to; to happen, 
fall to one's lot, be one's good fortune. 

continuo, adv. (continuus). Im- 
mediately, directly, without delay. 

continuus, a,um, adj. (contineo). 
Successive, consecutive, uninter- 
rupted. 

contio, onis, f. (convSnio). An 
assembly, especially of the people or 
of an army, meeting ; an harangue, 
discourse, speech, P. 2. 

contionator, oris, m. (contionor, 
to harangue) . An haranguer, a dem- 
agogue, iv. C. 5. 

contra, prep, and adv. 1. Prep. 
with ace. Over against, opposite to, 
contrary to, against, in hostility to. 
2. Adv. On the contrary, differently, 
on the other hand ; contra atque, oth- 
erwise than, in an opposite direction. 

contraho, ere, traxi, tractum, v. 
tr. (cum, traho) . To draw together, 
collect, unite ; to occasion ; to make 
smaller, contract; aes alienum con- 
trahere, to contract a debt. 

contrarius, a, um, adj. (contra). 
Opposite, opposed, contrary, on the 
other side. 

controversia, ae, f. (controver- 
sus, disputed). Strife, controversy, 
dispute ; sine controversia, without 
doubt, doubtless. 

contubernalis, is, m. and f. (cum, 
tdberna). One occupying the same 
tent, a comrade, L. 7. 

contumelia, ae, f. Abuse, insult, 
affront, disgrace, ignominy. 

contumeliosus, a, um, adj. (con- 
tumelia). Reproachful, ignominious. 

conturbo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(cum, turbo, to disturb). To disturb, 
confuse, disquiet, D. 1. 

convenio, ire, veni, tentum, v. tr. 
and intr. (cum, venio). To come 
together, assemble ; to go or come to, 
arrive; to speak to, address, accost; 
to be agreed upon; convenit, impers., 
it is fit, suitable, proper, agreed upon ; 
mihi convenit cum aliquo, I make »n 
agreement with, L. 6. 



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conventus, us, m. (convenio). A 
meeting, assembly, assemblage; an 
association, corporation, L. 8. 

converto, ere, ti, sum, v. tr. and 
intr. {cum, verto). To turn; to turn 
back ; to cbange, alter, transform ; to 
turn, direct. 

couvlcium, ii, n. Wrangling, 
altercation, disputation, strife, A. 6. 

convinco, ere, vici, victum, v. tr. 
{cum, vinco). To overcome ; to con- 
vict, show clearly, prove, convince. 

convivium, ii, n. {cum, vivo). A 
banquet, feast, entertainment, ii. C. 5. 

convoco, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
{cum, voco). To call together, sum- 
mon, convoke. 

copia, ae, f. {cum, ops). Plenty, 
abundance, fulness, copiousness ; 
means, riches, resources ; provisions ; 
number, multitude ; cdpiae ,ipl., gener- 
ally, military forces, troops, an army. 

copiosus, a, um, adj. {copia). 
Well supplied, rich, well stocked, 
copiously provided with. 

coram, adv. Face to face; in 
private, M. L. 22. 

Cordfiba, ae, f. Cordova, a town 
in Spain, A. 10. 

Corfidius, ii, m. L. Corfidius, a 
friend of Ligarius, L. 11. 

Corinthus, i, f. Corinth, a cele- 
brated city of Greece, M. L. 5. 

Cornelius, ii, m. The name of a 
Roman gens, iii. C. 4. 

Cornelius, a, um, adj. {Corne- 
lius). Cornelian; leges Corneliae, 
laws in the interest of the aristocracy 
proposed by L. Cornelius Sulla, P. 7. 

corpus, oris, n. The body, corpse, 
person. 

corrigo, ere, rexi, rectum, v. tr. 
(cum, rego). To correct, amend, 
improve, i. C. 9. 

corroboro, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(cum, roboro, from robur). To 
strengthen, support, i. C. 12 ; iii. C. 11. 

cor rum po, ere, rupi, rvptum,\. tr. 
(cum, rumpo). To break, destroy, 
damage, injure, corrupt, ii. C. 4. 



corruo, Sre, rui, v. intr. (cum, 
ruo). To fall together, fall, ii. C. 10. 

corruptela, ae, f. (corrumpo). 
Corruption, seduction, seductive arts, 
i. C. 6 ; bribery. 

corruptor, oris, m. (corrumpo). 
A corrupter, misleader, seducer. 

Cotta, ae, m. L. Aurelius Cottd, 
consul 65 b. c, iii. C. 8. 

Crassus, i, m. L. Crassus, a cel- 
ebrated orator, consul 95 b. c, A. 3 ; 
P. Licinius Crassus, censor 89 b. c, 
A. 5. 

creber, bra, brum, adj. Frequent, 
numerous, crowded. 

crebro, adv. (creber). Frequently, 
often. 

credibilis, e, adj. (credo). Credi- 
ble, M, 7. 

credibillter, adv. (credibilis). 
Credibly, D. 6. 

credo, ere, didi, ditum, v. intr. 
and tr. To believe, trust, rely upon ; 
to think, imagine; to entrust, com- 
mit, consign. 

credulus, a, um, adj. (credo). 
Credulous, P. 12. 

cresco, ere, crevi, cretum, v. intr. 
To grow, increase, augment. 

Cretenses, ium, m. pi. (Creta, 
Crete). The Cretans, inhabitants of 
the island of Crete or Candia, M. L.12. 

crevi, perf. from cerno ; also from 
cresco. 

crimen, inis, n. A charge, accu- 
sation, imputation; crime, offence, 
fault. 

crlminor, ari, dtus sum, v. dep. 
(crimen). To accuse ; to allege. 

crlminose, adv. (crimindsus) . By 
way of accusation, reproachfully. 

crimindsus, a, um, adj. (crimen). 
Criminating, criminal, involving 
crime or censure, L. 2. 

cruciatus, us, m. (crucio, to cru- 
cify). Torment, torture, pain, suf- 
fering, anguish. 

crudelis, e, adj. Cruel, unmer- 
ciful. 

crudelitas, atis, f. (crudelis). 



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Cruelty, severity, barbarity. 

crudeliter, adv. (crudelis). In a 
cruel manner, cruelly. 

cruentus, a, um, adj. Bloody, 
blood-stained. 

.crux, cruris, f. A cross, D. 9. 

ciibiculum, i, n. (ciibo, to lie 
down). A sleeping-room, bed-room. 

ciiblle, is, n. (cubo, to lie down). 
A bed, couch. 

culpa, ae, f . Fault, guilt, blame, 
crime. 

cultura, ae, f. (colo). Cultiva- 
tion, culture ; agri cultura, agricul- 
ture, M. L. 6. 

cum, prep, with abl. G. 184, 6. 
With, together with, among ; at the 
same time with. 

cum, conj. G. 517. When, as, 
after, as soon as, while ; because, 
siuce ; although ; cum . . . turn, 
while ... so also ; not only . . . 
but also : cum primum, as soon as. 

cumiilo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(cumulus). To increase, augment, 
add to, i. C. 6. 

cumulus, i, m. A heap ; addi- 
tion, increase, M. 11, 

cunctus, a, .m, adj. (=conjunc- 
tus). All together, all, whole. 

cupiditas, dtis, f . (cupidus). De- 
sire, wish, longing ; affection ; en- 
thusiasm, party-spirit ; avarice. 

cupidus, a, um, adj. (cupio). 
Desirous, eager, fond ; avaricious. 

cupio, ere, Ivi or %%, Hum, v. tr. 
To desire, wish, long for. 

cur, adv. Why ? wherefore ? for 
what purpose ? 

cura, ae, f. (quaero). Care, atten- 
tion, diligence, anxiety ; solicitude. 

curia, ae, f. The senate-house. 

Curio, onis, m. C. Scribonius 
Curio, consul 76 B.C., M. L. 23. 

euro, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (cura). 
To care for, provide for, attend to, 
take care ; with Gerundive, to order, 
cause to be done. 

curriculum, i, n. (curro, to run). 
A career, course, A. 11. 



currus, us, m. (curro, to run). 
A car, chariot. 

cursus, us, m. (curro, to run). 
Running, speed ; course, march, 
progress, career. 

custodia, ae, f. (citstodio). A 
watching, guard, care, custody, 
charge; a custom-house, M.L.6; cus- 
todiae, pi., guards; custom-houses. 

custodio, Ire, ivi or ii, Hum, v. tr. 
(cusios). To guard, keep watch over, 
secure. 

custos, bdis, m. and f. A guard, 
watch, keeper, attendant. 

Cyzlceui, drum, m. pi. (Cyzi- 
cum). The Cyzicenians, inhabit- 
ants of Cyzicum or Cyzicus, a city 
of Mysia, on the Propontis, A. 9. 



D. Abbr. for Decimus. 

damnatio, onis, f. (damno). 
Condemnation, A. 5. 

damno, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(damnum). To condemn, doom, 
sentence. 

damnum, i, n. A penalty. 

datus, a,r<m,part,.from ^o.iii.C.2. 

de, prep, with abl. 1. Of space: 
from, away from; de populo, from 
among the people. 2. Or time: di- 
rectly after, in, by, in the course of, 
during; de tertia vigilia, in the third 
watch. 3. Of other relations : 
from, of, concerning, in regard to, 
in respect to, for, on account of, by ; 
de vita, at peril of life. 

debeo, ere, ui, Hum, v. tr. (de, 
habeo). To owe; toith inf., to be in 
duty bound ; to deserve ; to have 
good reason, iii. C. 7; debeo, I ought; 
pass., to be due. 

debllis, e, adj. (de, habilis, man- 
ageable). Feeble, weak, impotent. 

debilito, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(debilis). To debilitate, weaken; to 
impair, embarrass, D. 2. 

debitus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(debeo). Due, deserved, merited. 



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DECEDO - DELECTO 



de-cedo, ere, cessi, cessum, v. intr. 
To go from, depart, withdraw. 

decern, num. adj. Ten. 

de-cerno, ere, crevi, cretum,v.tv. 
To think, judge, conclude, deliberate, 
resolve,determine,decide, pronounce, 
settle; to decree, vote, appoint; to 
fight, contend. 

de-cerpo, ere, psi, ptum, v. tr. 
(carpo, to pick). To take away, de- 
tract from, M. 2. 

decet, ere, dScuit, v. impers. It 
is becoming, fitting, suitable, M. 10. 

decimus, a, tint, adj. (decern). 
Tenth. 

Decimus, i, m. A Roman prae- 
nomen. 

de-claro, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(cldro, to make clear). To make 
clear, declare, announce. 

declinatio, dnis, f. (declino, to 
bend off). A bending or turning 
aside, \. C. 6. 

decoctor, oris, m. (deedquo, to 
become bankrupt). A bankrupt; a 
spendthrift, ii. C. 3. 

decoro, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(decus, ornament) . To grace, honor. 

decretum, i, n. (decerno). A de- 
cree, resolution, decision, resolve. 

decuma, ae, f. (=decima). The 
tenth part, tithe, M. L. 6. 

decuria, ae, f. (decern). A dec- 
uiy, class, P. 8. 

de-decus, oris, n. (decus, orna- 
ment). Disgrace, dishonor, infamy, 
shame. 

dedi. See do. 

de-dico, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (di- 
co, to dedicate) . To dedicate, conse- 
crate, A. 8. 

deditio, dnis, f. (dedo). Surren- 
der, capitulation. 

deditus, a, urn, part, and adj. 
{dedo). Devoted. 

de-do, Sre, didi, ditum, v. tr. (do, 
to place, found only in compounds). 
To give up, yield, surrender, deliver ; 
to consign, devote. 

de-duco, $re, duxi, ductum, v. tr. 



To lead or bring away; to lead or 
bring down ; to convey, conduct, re- 
move, withdraw, lead out, bring ; to 
induce, lead, influence. 

de-fatlgo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(fatigo, to weary) . To make weary, 
tire out, fatigue, exhaust. 

defendo, ere, di, sum, v. tr. To 
ward off, repel, keep off; to defend, 
protect. 

de-f ero, ferre, tali, latum, v. tr. 
To bear or bring away, carry, convey ; 
to tell, inform, report; to produce, 
offer, present, bring in, bring for- 
ward, state, report; to confer upon, 
bestow. 

defessus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(defetiscor, to grow weary). Wea- 
ried, tired out, fatigued, exhausted. 

de-ficio, ere, feci, fectum, v. tr. 
and intr. (facio). To fail, fall away 
from, separate from, revolt. 

de-figo, ere,fixi,fixum, v. tr. To 
drive down, fasten, fix, plant. 

de-f in io, ire, ivi or ii, Itum, v. tr. 
(finio, to limit) . To set bounds to, 
define, determine, restrict. 

de-flagro, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
and tr. To be burned up, burn, be 
consumed or perish by fire ; to burn 
up, consume, iv. C. 6. 

de-inde, adv. Then, afterwards, 
next. 

Deiotarus, i. m. See Introduc- 
tion to the Oration for Deiotarus. 

de-jicio, ere, jeci, jectum, v. tr. 
(jacio) . To throw down, cast down, 
cast off, dislodge, drive, turn aside ; 
to precipitate ; to destroy, kill ; to de- 
prive of, disappoint. 

de-labor, i, lapsus sum, v. dep. 
To come down, descend, M. L. 14. 

delatus, a, um, part, from defero. 

delectatio, dnis, f. (delecto). 
Amusement, entertainment, A. 7 ; en- 
joyment. 

delecto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. freq. 
(delicio, to entice) . To allure, please, 
delight; pass., to delight in, find 
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delectus, a, um, part, from deligo. 

delectus, us, m. (dehgo). A 
choice, selection ; a levy of soldiers. 

deleo, ere, evi, etum, v. tr. To de- 
stroy, blot out, erase, overthrow. 

deliberatio, onis, f. (delibero). 
Deliberation, consideration, M. L. 10. 

delibero, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(libra, to poise). To ponder, con- 
sider, deliberate. 

dellcatus, a, um, adj. (dellciae, 
delight). Luxurious, voluptuous, 
wanton, ii. C. 10. 

delictum, i, n. (delinquo, to fail). 
A crime, offence, fault. 

de-ligo, ere, legi, ledum, v. tr. 
(lego). To select, choose; to levy; 
to detail. 

Delos, i, f. An island in the 
Aegean Sea, M. L. 18. 

delubrum, i, n. (deluo, to wash). 
A shrine, temple. 

de-mens, entis, adj. Demented, 
bereft of reason, crazy, insane, fool- 
ish. 

dementer, adv. (demens). Fool- 
ishly, madly, iii. C. 9. 

dementia, ae, f. (demens). Mad- 
ness, folly, want of reason. 

de-migro, are, aci, atum, v. intr. 
(migro, to remove). To move from, 
remove, go away, depart, withdraw. 

de-mlnuo, ere, ui, utum, v. tr. 
To diminish, lessen; to take away 
from, weaken, impair. 

deminutio, onis, f. (deminuo). 
A diminution, loss, iii. C. 10. 

de-monstro, are, aci, atum, v. tr. 
(monstro, to show). To point out, 
show, demonstrate; to name, desig- 
nate ; to declare, state, mention. 

denium, adv. At length, at last, 
finally. 

de-nego, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
deny, refuse. 

denique, adv. And then ; at last, 
at length, finally; in short. 

de-noto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
mark out, point out, M. L. 3. 

de-nuntio, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 



To announce, declare, intimate ; to 
menace, threaten. 

de-pello, ere, puli, pulsum, v. tr. 
To drive out or away ; to remove, re- 
pel, dislodge ; to ward off, avert, over- 
throw. 

de-pendo, ere, di, sum, v. tr. 
(pendo, to weigh) . To weigh out, pay. 

de-ploro, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(ploro, to wail). To deplore, bewail, 
lament, iv. C. 2. 

de-pono, ere, posui,pdsitum, v. tr. 
To lay aside, put away ; to place, de- 
posit ; to lay down, give up. 

de-porto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(porto, to carry). To carry off, con- 
vey away, bring off. 

de-posco, ere, poposci, v. tr. (pos- 
co, to demand) . To demand, require, 
request. 

deposltus, a, um, part, from de- 
pono. 

de-pravo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(pravus, perverse). To pervert, se- 
duce, corrupt, lead astray. 

deprecator, oris, m. (deprecor). 
An intercessor, mediator, agent. 

de-precor, dri, dtus sum, v. dep. 
To avert by pra)-er, avert, pray for 
deliverance from ; to beseech, im- 
plore, intercede. 

de-prehendo, ere, di, sum, v. tr. 
To seize, capture ; to discover, find ; 
to surprise, detect, grasp. 

de-primo, ere, pressi, pressum, v. 
tr. (premo). To sink ; to depress. 

de-promo, ere, mpsi, mptum,v. tr. 
(promo, to take). To draw out, take 
from, draw. 

depulsus, a, um, part, from de- 
pello. 

de-relinquo, ere, liqui, lictum, v. 
tr. To forsake, abandon, i. C. 10. 

de-scribo, ere, psi, ptum, v. tr. 
To mark out, divide ; to assign, ap- 
point. 

de-sero, ere, send, sertum, v. tr. 
(scro, to join). To leave, forsake, 
abandon, desert, forfeit. 

desertus, a, um, part, and adj. 



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(desero). Deserted; solitary, unin- 
habited, desert, remote. 

desiderium, ii, n. (desidero). A 
longing for, grief for the loss or ab- 
sence of, desire to see ; grief, regret. 

desidero, are, dvi, atum, v. tr. 
To long for, desire ; to miss, feel the 
want of; to lose. 

de-signo, are, dvi, atum, v. tr. 
(signo, to mark). To mark out, des- 
ignate ; to appoint, choose ; consul 
designatus, consul elect. 

de-slno, ere, ivi ovii, Mum, v. intr. 
To cease, desist, i. C. 7. 

de-sisto, ere, stiti, stitum, v. intr. 
(sisto, to stand) . To leave off, desist, 
cease. 

desperatio, onis, f. (despero). 
Despair, desperation. 

desperatus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(despero). Despaired of, desperate. 

de-spero, are, dvi, atum, v. tr. 
and intr. To despair, despair of, 
despond, lose confidence in. 

de-stringo, ere, strinxi, strictum, 
v. tr. (stringo, to draw). To strip 
off; to unsheathe, draw. 

de-sum, esse, fid, v. intr. To be 
wanting, fail, be absent. 

detestabilis, e, adj. (detestor). 
Execrable, abominable, detestable. 

de-testor, dri, dtus sum, v. dep. 
To imprecate ; to deprecate, refute. 

de-traho, ere, traxi, tractum, v.tr. 
To draw off, remove ; to take from 
or away, withdraw ; to refuse, detract. 

detrimental!!, i, n. (detero, to di- 
minish). Loss, damage, injury, det- 
riment; defeat, overthrow. 

detiili. See defero. 

deus, i, m. G. 52, 2. A god, deity. 

devectus, a, um, part, from de- 
veho. 

de-veho, Sre, vexi, vectum, v. tr. 
(veho, to carry). To carry or convey 
away ; to carry, convey. 

de-verto, ere, ti, sum, v. intr. To 
turn aside, betake one's self, D. G. 

de-vineio, ire, vinxi, vinctum, v. 
tr- To bind, attach, connect, A. 3. 



de-vinco, ere, vici, victum, v. tr. 
To conquer, subdue, subjugate, over- 
come. 

devinctus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(devincio) . Bound to, devoted. 

de-vdeo, are, dvi, dtum y v. tr. To 
call away, call aside. 

de-voveo, ere, vovi, votum, v. tr, 
(voveo, to vow). To vow, devote. 

dextera, ae, f. (dexter, right). 
The right hand. 

di, dis, insep. prep. G. 308. 

dico, ere, dixi, dictum, v. tr. To 
say, tell, mention; to speak; to ap- 
point, name; to pronounce, deliver; 
causam dicere, to make a defence,A.4. 

dictator, oris, m. (dicto, from 
dico). A dictator. 

dictatura, ae, f. (dicto, from dico). 
The office of dictator, dictatorship. 

dictito, are, dvi, atum, v. tr. freq. 
(dicto, from dico). To say continu- 
ally, often, or emphatically; to de- 
clare, maintain, assert, ii. C. 7. 

dictum, i, n. (dico). A word, 
saying, command; dicto audientes 
esse, to be obedient, D. 8. 

didlci. See disco. 

dies, ei, m. and f. G. 123. A day; 
time, duration ; in dies, from day to 
day, daily, clay after clay. 

differo, ferre, distuli, dildtum, v. 
tr. and intr. (dis, fero). To put off, 
defer ; to differ. 

difflcllis, e, adj. G. 163, 2. (dis, 
facilis). Difficult, troublesome. 

difficultas, dtis, f. (difficllis). 
Difficulty, trouble, perplexity. 

diffido, ere, fisus sum, v. semi- 
dep. (dis, fi do). To distrust, despair 
of; to despond. 

diffluo, ere, fluxi, v. intr. (dis, 
fiuo, to flow). To dissolve, go to 
ruin, M. 8. 

dignitas, dtis, f. (dignus). Dig- 
nity, merit, worth, authority, rank, 
office, position. 

dignus, a, um, adj. Worthy, de- 
serving, suitable. 

dii. See deus. G. 51, 6. 



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325 



di-judico, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
To judge, decide, determine. 

ill-labor, i, lapsus sum, v. dep. 
To fall asunder, M. 8. 

ililatio, onis, f. {differo). A de- 
ferring, adjournment, M. L. 1. 

dilatus, a, tint, part, from differo. 

dillgens, entis, adj. {diligo). 
Careful, assiduous, diligent ; accurate, 
scrupulous. 

dlllgenter, adv. {dillgens). With 
care, carefully, attentively, punctu- 
ally, accurately. 

dlligentia, ae, f. {dillgens') . Care- 
fulness, attentiveness, diligence. 

di-ligo, ere, lexi, ledum, v. tr. 
{lego). To value, esteem; to love. 

dilucesco, ere, luxi, v. intr. incep. 
{diluceo, to be light). To grow light ; 
impers., day dawns, iii. C. 3. 

di-metior, iri, mensus sum, v. dep. 
To measure otf, terminate. 

dimicatio, onis, f. {dimico). A 
combat, contest, struggle. 

di-mico, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
{mico, to move quickly). To fight, 
struggle, contend. 

dl-mitto, ere, misi, missum, v. tr. 
To send away, send forth, send out; 
to dismiss, let go; to discharge, re- 
lease. 

direptio, onis, f. {diripio). A 
plundering, pillaging, i. C. 7. 

direptor, oris, m. {diripio). A 
plunderer, pillager, ii. C. 9. 

direptus, a, urn, part, from diripio. 

dl-ripio, ere, ripui, reptum, v. tr. 
{rdpio). To tear asunder; to lay 
waste, ravage, plunder, pillage. 

dis, di, insep. prep. G. 308. 

dis-cedo, ere, cessi, cessum, v. 
Jntr. To go apart; to depart, go 
away, march from, withdraw. 

disceptatio, onis, f. {discepto). 
Debate, discussion, D. 2. 

dis-cepto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
and intr. {capto, from capio). To de- 
cide, determine, D. 2. 

dis-cerno, ere, crevi, cretum, v.tr. 
To distinguish ; to separate. 

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discessus, us, m. {discedo). Sep- 
aration ; departure. 

discldium, ii, n. (discindo, to di- 
vide). A parting, separation; dissen- 
sion. 

disciplina, ae, f. {discipUlus, a 
learner). Instruction, learning, 
knowledge, science ; discipline, usage, 
system, training. 

disco, ere, didici, v. tr. To learn, 
study, become acquainted with. 

discordia, ae, f. {discors, discor- 
dant). Disagreement, dissension, 
discord, P. 1. 

di-scribo, ere, scripsi, scriptum, 
v. tr. To mark out, divide ; to as- 
sign, appoint. 

discrlmeii, inis, n. Separation, 
distinction; a decisive point, critical 
moment or situation, crisis ; danger, 
risk, hazard, peril. 

disjunctus, a, urn, part, and adj. 
{dis-jungo). Widely separated, dis- 
tant, remote, M. L. 4. 

di-spergo, ere, si, sum, v. tr. 
(spargo) . To scatter about, scatter. 

dis-pertio, ire, ivi or ii, Uum, v. tr. 
(partio, to part). To distribute, di- 
vide, iv. C. 4. 

dis-][diceo, ere, id, Uum, v. intr. 
(pldcco). To displease; sibi displi- 
eere, to be dissatisfied or vexed with 
one's self, P. 5. 

dis-puto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
To discuss, debate, argue. 

dis-semlno, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
{semino, to sow). To disseminate, 
scatter, spread abroad, iv. C 3 ; A.12. 

dissensio, onis, f. {dissentio). 
Difference of opinion, disagreement, 
dissension, dispute, discord, strife, 
quarrel. 

dis-sentio, ire, sensi, sensum, v. 
intr. To differ in opinion ; to disagi-ee, 
dissent, differ ; to dispute. 

dis-sideo, ere, sedi, sessum, v. intr. 
{sedeo, to sit). To be at variance, 
disagree, M. 10. 

dis-similis, e, adj. Unlike, dif- 
ferent, dissimilar, ii. C. 5. 



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dissimilitude, inis, f. (dissim- 
ilis). Diversity, unlikeness, M. 1. 

dis-simulo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(si'rowfo, to make like). To dissem- 
ble, disguise ; to hide, conceal. 

dissipo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
scatter, disperse. 

dissolutio, onis, f. (dissolvo). A 
destroying - , abrogation, annulling. 

dissolutus, a,um, adj. [dissolvo). 
Remiss, lax, negligent. 

dis-solvo, ere, solvi, solutum, v. tr. 
To destroy, annul, abrogate, P. 7 ; 
dissolvi, pass., to be set free or to free 
one's self from debt, ii. C. 8. 

dis-traho, ere, traxi, tr actum, v.tr. 
To draw asunder, separate, divide, 
disjoin ; to involve in strife. 

dis-tribuo, ere, ui, utum, v. tr. 
To distribute, divide ; to assign. 

di-stringo, ere, nxi, ctum, v. tr. 
(stringo, to bind). To occupy, en- 
gage, employ, distract, M. L. 4. 

distuli. See differo. 

dis-turbo, are, avi, atum, v- tr. 
{turbo, to disturb). To disturb, de- 
molish, destroy, P. 5. 

diu, diutius, diutissime, adv. (dies). 
For a long time, a long time, long ; 
quam diu, as long as. 

diuturnitas, atis, f. (diuturnus). 
Long continuance, length of time. 

diuturnus, a, um, adj. (diu). Of 
long duration, lasting, long. 

di-vello, ere, velli, vulsum, v. tr. 
(vello, to pluck). To tear away, sep- 
arate, ii. C. 10. 

dlversus, a, um, adj. (di-verto). 
Turned different ways, separated, op- 
posite ; unlike, different, diverse, re- 
mote. 

divido, ere, visi, visum, v. tr. To 
divide. 

diviiutus, adv. (divinus). By 
divine providence, direction, or influ- 
ence, providentially. 

divino, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (di- 
vinus). To divine, foresee, L. 12. 

divinus, a, um, adj. (divus, di- 
vine). Divine, godlike. 



divisus, a, um, pai't. and adj 
(divido). Divided, separated, ex- 
tended, M. L. 11. 

divitiae, arum, f. pi. (dives, rich) . 
Riches, wealth, M. L. 18. 

do, are, dedi, datum, v. tr. To 
give, give up; to grant, present, 
offer; to occasion, furnish, bestow; 
aures dare, to listen, pay attention to. 

doceo, ere, ui, turn, v. tr. To 
teach, instruct, show, indicate, in- 
form, tell. 

doctrina, ae, f. (ddceo). Learn- 
ing, knowledge ; study, A. 6. 

doctus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(doceo). Instructed, learned, A. 7. 

Dolabella, ae, m. P. Cornelius 
Dolabella, colleague of Antony in 
the consulship after the death of 
Caesar, P. 2. 

doleo, ere, ui, itum, v.tr. and intr. 
To grieve, deplore, lament, regret. 

dolor, oris, m. (doleo). Grief, 
sorrow, pain, distress, anguish, trou- 
ble, vexation, mortification. 

domesticus, a, um, adj. (ddmus). 
Domestic, familiar, private, civil; 
domestici parietes, the walls of a pri- 
vate house, D. 2; ddmestici, drum, 
m. pi., those of one's family or house- 
hold. P. 13. 

domicilium, ii, n. (ddmus). A 
dwelling, habitation, abode, resi- 
dence, home. 

domlna, ae, f. (ddmus). A mis- 
tress, ruler, M. 2. 

dominatio, onis, f. (dominor, 
from dominus). Rule, dominion; 
power, ii. C. 9. 

domlnatus, us, m. (dominor, from 
dominus). The position of master, 
D. 11 ; rule, tyranny, P. 6; P. 14. 

dominus, i, m. (ddmus). A mas- 
ter. 

Domitius, ii, m. Cn. Domitius 
Ahenobarbus, consul 96 B. C, D. 11 ; 
Cn. Domitius Calvinus, a commander 
in Asia for Caesar, D. 5 ; D. 9 ; D. 11. 

domo, are, ui, itum, v. tr. To 
subdue, vanquish, overcome, M. 3. 



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327 



domus,us audi, f. G. 119, 1. A 
house, home ; a family ; domi, at 
home ; domum, homeward, to one's 
home ; dumo, from home. 

ddno, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (do- 
num). To present, bestow, grant, 
confer, ^ive. 

donum, i, n. (do). A gift, present. 

dormiens, entis, adj. (dormio). 
Sleepy, inactive, dull, ii. C. 5. 

dormio, ire, ivi or ii, itum, v. intr. 
To sleep. 

Dorylaus, i, m. Dorylaus, an 
ambassador of Deiotarus, D. 15. 

Drusus, i,m. M. Livius Drusus, 
a tribune of the people, A. 3. 

dubltatio, onis, f. (dublto). 
Doubt, uncertainty, hesitation, hesi- 
tancy. 

dublto, are, avi, atum, v. intr. To 
doubt, hesitate, delay. 

dubiiis, a, um, adj. (duo). Doubt- 
ful, uncertain; dubium, ii, n. used 
substantively, sine dubio, without 
doubt, doubtless, indisputably, cer- 
tainly, ii. C. 1 ; in dubium vocare, to 
call in question, D. 14. 

duco, ere, duxi, ductum, v. tr. To 
lead, conduct, bring, draw ; to derive ; 
to consider, think, regard. 

ductus, us, m. (duco). The lead, 
generalship, command. 

dudum, adv. (diu, dum). Be- 
fore, formerly ; jam dudum, for a 
long time, long since, long ago. 

duint, pres. subj. 3 plur. from do. 
G. 240, 3 ; i. C. 9. 

dulcedo, inis, f. (dulcis). Sweet- 
ness, A. 10. 

dulcis, e, adj. Sweet, agreeable, 
delightful, iv. C. 7. 

dum, conj. "While, as long as, 
until ; provided, if. 

dumtaxat, adv. Only, simply, 
merely, M. 7. 

duo, ap, o, num. adj. G. 175. Two. 

dud-decim, num. adj. (decern). 
Twelve. 

duo-declmus, a, um, num. adj. 
Twelfth. 



duplex, icis, adj. (duo, pllco, to 
fold). Twofold, double. 

durus, a, um, adj. Hard, rough, 
severe ; rude, unfeeling, insensible. 

dux, dilcis, m. and f. (duco). A 
leader, commander, general. 



E. 

e or ex, prep, with abl. See ex. 

ebriosus, a, um, adj. (ebrius). 
Drunken, sottish, given to drunken- 
ness, ii. C. 5. 

ebrius, a, um, adj. Drunk, drunk- 
en, intoxicated, D. 9. 

ecce, interj. Lo ! behold ! 

ecqui, quae or qua, quod, adj. in- 
terrog. Any ? M. L. 23. 

ecquid, adv. interrog. (ecquis, 
whether any ?) G. 188, II. 3. At 
all ? i. C. 8. 

eculeus, i, m. (equus). A rack. 

e-dico, ere, dixi, dictum, v. tr. 
To declare, make known ; to order, 
command ; to publish or issue an edict. 

edictum, i, n. (edico). An edict, 
proclamation, ordinance, ii. C. 3. 

edltus, a, um, part, from edo. 

e-do, ere, didi, ditum, v. tr. (do, 
to place, found only in compounds) . 
To give out, make known, publish ; 
to exhibit ; to record. 

e-doceo, ere, ui, turn, v. tr. To 
teach, instruct; to inform; to make 
known, tell. 

e-duco, ere, duxi, ductum, v. tr. 
To lead forth, draw out ; to take. 

effero, ferre, extuli, elatum, v. tr. 
(ex, fero) . To bear or carry out ; to 
bring forth, produce, bear, bring ; to 
extol, celebrate ; to set forth, publish. 

effieio, ere, feci, fectum, v. tr. 
(ex, facio) . To bring to pass, effect, 
execute ; to make, construct, produce, 
accomplish ; to cause, render, occa- 
sion. 

effigies, ei, f. (effingo, to form). 
A likeness, portrait, A. 12. 

effiaglto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 



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EFFKENATUS — ERIPIO 



(ex, flagtto) . To demand or ask ur- 
gently, to request earnestly, L. 2. 

effrenatus, a, um, adj. (effreno, to 
unbridle). Unbridled, unrestrained. 

effugio, ere,fugi, fugltum, v. intr. 
and tr. (ex, fugio). To flee away, 
escape ; to avoid, shun. 

effundo, ere, fudi, fusum, v. tr. 
(ex, /undo). To pour forth; to 
squander, lavish, waste, P. 7 ; pass, 
with reflexive force, to pour forth, 
pour or rush out, D. 4. 

egens, entis, adj. (egeo). Needy, 
in want, poor. 

egeo, ere, ui, v. intr. To be in 
need ; to be without, lack, be destitute 
of, need. 

egestas, atis, f. (egeo). Want, 
poverty, need. 

egi. See ago. 

ego, mei, pers. pron. I ; egomet, 
I myself. G. 184, 3. 

e-gredior, i, gressus sum, v. dep. 
(gradior, to step). To go out from ; 
to march forth, depart from, leave, 
go forth, depart. 

e-gregius, a, um, adj. (grex). 
Distinguished, excellent, admirable, 
eminent, remarkable. 

e-jlcio, ere, jeci, jectum, v. tr. 
(jacio). To cast out, drive out or 
away, drive, banish, expel ; to strand ; 
se ejicere, to remove one's self. 

e-labor, i, lapsus sum, v. dep. To 
slip away, slip, escape, get clear. 

e-laboro, are, avi, atum, v. tr. and 
intr. To labor, exert one's self, take 
pains ; to work out, elaborate. 

elatus, a, um, part, from effero. 

e-llcio, ere, ui, itum, v. tr. (lacio, 
to entice) . To bring out, elicit. 

e-ligo, ere, lexi, tectum, v. tr. 
(lego). To pick out, select, choose. 

e-ludo, ere, si, sum, v. intr. (ludo, 
to sport). To sport, jeer, display 
mockery. 

e-luo, ere, lui, lutum, v. tr. (luo, to 
wash). To wash out, efface, remove, 
get rid of, P. 8. 

e-mergo, ere, mersi, mersum, v. 



intr. (mergo, to dip). To extricate 
one's self, come forth, emerge, get 
clear, ii. C. 10. 

e-mitto, ere, mist, missum, v. tr. 
To send out, send forth ; to let out, 
let go, allow to go. 

e-morior, i, mortuus sum, v. dep. 
To die, i. C. 8. 

en, interj. Lo ! behold ! D. 6. 

e-narro, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(narro, to tell). To narrate, detail. 

enim, conj. For; in fact, indeed. 

Ennius, ii, m. Q. Ennius, the 
father of Roman poetry, born in Ca- 
labria 239 b. c. 

e-numero, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
To reckon up, enumerate, count, 
number, D. 4. 

eo, ire, ivi or ii, itum, v. intr. To 
go, march, proceed ; to pass. 

eo, adv. (is). To that place, thith- 
er, there ; to such a degi-ee, to such 
an extent ; to the end, to the purpose. 

eodem, adv. (idem). To the 
same tiling, to the same place, to this. 

Ephesus, i, f. Ephesus, a city 
of Ionia, D. 5. 

epigramma, atis, n. (a Greek 
word). An epigram, A. 10. 

eques, ttis, m. (eguus). A rider, 
horseman ; a knight, one of the order 
of equites or knights, holding a rank 
between the senators and the ple- 
beians. 

equldem, adv. Verily, indeed. 

equitatus,ws, m. (equito). A body 
of horsemen, cavalry, horsemen. 

equito, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
(eques). To ride on horseback; to 
ride, D. 10. 

equus, i, m. A horse. 

erectus, a, um, part, and adj. (er- 
igo). Elevated, high, upright, lofty. 

erga, prep, with ace. Towards. 

ergo, conj. Therefore, then. 

e-rigo, ere, rexi, rectum, v. tr. 
(rego). To set up, raise, erect, ani- 
mate, encourage. 

e-rlpio, ere, ripui, reptum, v. tr. 
(rdpio) . To snatch o\it or away, tear 



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329 



iway, rescue, liberate, free ; to take 
iway, take. 

erratum, i, n. {erro). An error, 

tistake, L. 1. 

erro, are, avi, atum, v. intr. To 

inder, stray ; to wander from the 

ith, err, mistake. 

error, oris, m. (erro). An error, 
mistake, M. 5. 

e-ructo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(ructo, to belch). To belch forth, 
talk of, ii. C. 5. 

e-riidio, ire, ivi or ii, itum, v. tr. 
(rUdis). To instruct, teach, train. 

eruditus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(erudio). Instructed, accomplished, 
learned, A. 2. 

e-rumpo, ere, rupi, ruptum,Y. intr. 
To burst forth, break forth or away. 

e-scendo, ere, di, sum, v. intr. 
(scando, to climb). To mount up, 
ascend, M. L. 18. 

et, conj. And, also, even; et . . . 
et, both . . . and, not only . . . but 
also. 

et-enim, conj. For. 

etiam, conj. and adv. (et,jam). 
And also, also, furthermore, likewise, 
besides; even, yet, still, indeed; 
etiam atque etiam, again and again. 

Etriiria, ae, f. Etruria, a country 
of Italy. 

et-si, conj. Even if, although. 

e-vado, ere, si, sum, v. intr. (vado, 
to go). To go from, escape, getaway. 

eventus, us, m. (e-venio). An 
occurrence, event, result, issue, fate. 

eversio, onis, f. (everto). An 
overthrowing, destruction, P. 2. 

e-verto, ere, ti, sum, v. tr. To 
overturn, overthrow, subvert, ruin, 
destroy, i. C. 7. 

evocator, oris, m. (evoco). One 
who calls or incites to arms, an insti- 
gator, i. C. 11. 

e-voco, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
call out, call forth ; to draw, entice ; 
to summon, invite ; to invite to mili- 
tary service. 

e-vdlo, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 



(volo, to fly). To fly forth ; to rush 
out. 

e-vomo, ere, ui, itum, v. tr. To 
vomit forth, cast out, throw up, ii. C.l. 

ex or e, prep, with abl. G. 434, 3. 
I. Of space : out of, from, away 
from, down from ; ex hac parte, on 
this side. II. Of time: immediately 
after, directly after, after. III. Of 
other relations : because, on ac- 
count of, by, through, according to, 
in accordance with, of, from, out of; 
ex tempore, extemporaneously; ex 
parte magna, in great measure. 

exactus, a, um, part, from exigo. 

ex-aggero, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(aggero, to heap up). To heap up, 
amass, accumulate, iv. C. 9. 

exanimo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
{exanimis, lifeless). To deprive of 
life, kill, destroy ; pass., to be ex- 
hausted, be weakened ; to faint. 

ex-ardesco, ere, arsi, arsum, v. 
intr. (ardesco, to kindle). To kin- 
dle, take fire ; to be inflamed, break 
out. 

ex-audio, ire, ivi or ii, itum, v. tr. 
To hear from a distance, overhear; 
to hear, perceive, listen to. 

ex-cedo, ere, cessi, cessum, v. intr. 
To go out, go away, depart, withdraw, 
retire ; to emerge. 

excellens, entis, adj. (excello). 
Excellent, distinguished, surpassing. 

ex-cello, ere, ui, v. intr. To be 
eminent, surpass, excel. 

excelsus, a, um, adj. {excello). 
High, lofty, elevated. 

ex-cido, ere, cidi, v. intr. (eddo). 
To fall out or from, to fall, i. C. 6. 

ex-cipio, ere, cepi, ceptum, v. tr. 
(cdpio) . To take out, except ; to take 
up, receive ; to incur, meet ; to sus- 
tain, undergo ; to surprise, intercept, 
take captive, capture. 

ex-cito, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(cito, to incite). To call forth, call 
up, arouse, summon, excite ; to ani- 
mate, incite, stimulate, impel ; to raise 
up, restore- 



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ex-cludo, ere, si, sum, v. tr. 
(claudo). To shut out, exclude. 

ex-cdgito, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
To find out by thinking, think out, 
think of; to contrive, devise. 

ex-cdlo, ere, colui, cultum, v. tr. 
To cultivate, improve, A. 6. 

ex-criieio, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
{crucio, to crucify). To torture, tor- 
ment. 

excubiae, arum, f. pi. (excubo, to 
lie out of doors). A watch, guard. 

excursio, onis,i. (excurro, to run 
out). An excursion, sally, attack, 
invasion. 

excusatio, dnis, f. (excuso). An 
excuse, apology, defence. 

excuso, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (ex, 
causa). To excuse one's self. 

exegi. See exigo. 

exemplum, i, n. (exlmo, to take 
out). An example, instance. 

ex-eo, ire, ii, Uum, v. intr. To go 
out or forth, go away, depart, with- 
draw. 

ex-erceo, ere, ui, Uum, v. tr. 
{arced). To exercise, occupy, prac- 
tise, train, employ; to conduct; of 
the public revenues, to farm. 

exercitatio, dnis, f. (exercito, to 
exercise). Exercise, practice, use; 
skill. 

exercltatus, a, um, adj. (exercito, 
to exercise). Exercised, trained, 
practised, skilled, versed. 

exercitus, us, m. (exerceo). An 
army. 

ex-haurio, ire, hausi, haustum, v. 
tr. To draw out, take away, take 
out, remove. 

ex-Igo, ere, egi, actum, v. tr. (cLgo). 
To complete, finish; to spend, pass; 
to exact, collect. 

exiguus, a, um, adj. (exigo). 
Scanty, small, short, meagi'e, slight, 
brief, limited. 

exii. See exeo. 

eximie, adv. (eximius). Exceed- 
ingly, greatly, remarkably, A. 9. 

eximius, a, um, adj. (exlmo, to 



take out). Select, distinguished, re- 
markable, excellent. 

existlmatio, dnis, f. (existlmo). 
Opinion, judgment, belief, reputation, 
estimation. 

existlmator, oris, m. (existlmo). 
A judge. 

ex-istlmo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(aesilmo, to value) . To judge, think, 
suppose, consider, esteem, regard. 

exitiosus, a, um, adj. (exitium). 
Destructive, dangerous, deadly. 

exitium, ii, n. (exeo). Destruc- 
tion, ruin. 

exitus, us, m. (exeo). A going 
out, departure ; the issue, result, end, 
conclusion. 

ex-drior, iri, ortus sum, v. dep. 
(orior, to rise). To start up, rise, 
appear, D. 1. 

ex-orno, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
To adorn, embellish, A. 11. 

ex-6ro, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
move, prevail upon, or persuade by 
entreaty, D. 3. 

exorsus, us, m. (ex-ordior). A 
beginning, commencement, M. L. 4. 

expedio, ire, ivi or ii, Uum, v. tr. 
(ex, pes). To free, extricate, disen- 
gage ; expedit, it is expedient, advan- 
tageous, serviceable, profitable, use- 
ful, M. 10. 

ex-pello, ere, pilli, pulsum, v. tr. 
To drive out or away, expel, eject, 
remove. 

experior, iri, pertus sum, v. dep. 
To put to the test, experience, learn 
or know by experience, P. 12. 

ex-pers, ertis, adj. (pars). With' 
out a part or share in, M. L. 19. 

ex-peto, ere, petivi or petit, peti* 
turn, v. tr. To seek out, seek ; to claim. 

ex-pilo, are, avi, atum, v. tv.(pilo, 
to plunder). To pillage, rob, plun- 
der, M. L. 19. 

ex-pio, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (pio. 
to appease) . To purify, P. 12. 

ex-pleo, ere, evi, etum, v. tr. (pleo, 
to fill). To fill up, fill, satisfy, M. 9. 

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331 



Hum, v. fa", (plico, to fold). To ex- 
tricate, liberate, set free, M. L. 11. 

ex-ploro, are, aci, atum, v. tr. 
To search out, explore. 

ex-pdno, ere,posui, pbsitum, v. tr. 
To put or set out; to explain, set 
forth. 

ex-porto, are, aci, atum, v. tr. 
(porto, to carry). To carry out, con- 
vey away, export. 

ex-primo, ere, pressl, pressum, v. 
tr. (premo). To press out; to set 
forth, express, describe ; to draw. 

ex-promo, ere, prompsi, promp- 
tu/n, v. tr. {promo, to set forth). To 
manifest, exhibit, display, ii. C. 10. 

expugnatio, onis, f. (ex-pugno). 
The taking by storm, storming, cap- 
ture. 

ex-quiro, ere, qulsivi, quisitum, 
v. tr. (quaero). To seek for ; to ascer- 
tain ; to inquire into, investigate ; to 
ask. 

exsecratus, a, um, adj. (exsecror, 
to execrate). Accursed, execrable, 
detestable, P. 2. 

exsilium, ii, n. (exsul). Exile, 
banishment, i. C. 5. 

ex-sisto, ere, stlti, stltum, v. intr. 
(sisto, to stand). To stand forth, 
emerge, appear ; to proceed, arise ; to 
be, exist. 

ex-solvo, ere, sold, solutiim, v. tr. 
To absolve, acquit, release, free. 

exspectatio, onis, f. (exspecto). 
A waiting, expectation ; anticipation. 

ex-specto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
To look for, await, expect, wait for ; 
to desire, long for. 

ex-stinguo, ere, stinxi, stinctum, 
v. tr. (stinqvo, to quench). To put 
out, extinguish, quench ; to destroy, 
annihilate. 

ex-sto, are, stlti, v. intr. To ap- 
pear, be visible, exist. 

ex-sul, iilis, m. and f. (solum). 
An exile. 

exsulo, are, act, atum, v. intr. 
(exsul) . To be or live in exile, be an 
exile, L. 4. 



exsulto, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
freq. (exsilio, to spring out). To ex- 
ult, revel; to be exultant, boast. 

ex-tenuo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(tenuo, from tenuis). To diminish; 
to disparage, M. 2. 

exter or exterus, a, um, (rare in 
sing.), exterior, extremus or extimus, 
adj. (ex). On the outside, outer, for- 
eign ; extremus, the outermost, ex 
treme, last, most remote ; extrema 
hieme, at the end of winter. 

extermlno, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(ex-terminus). To drive into exile, 
expel, exile, banish, iii. C. 2. 

externus, a, um, adj. (exter). 
Outward, foreign, abroad, ii. C. 5. 

ex-tlmesco, ere, timui, v. intr. 
and tr. (timesco, from timeo). To 
fear, dread, await with fear ; to man- 
ifest or express dread or apprehension 
in regard to, M. 6. 

ex-tollo, ere, v. tr. To lift, raise, 
elevate, M. 3. 

ex-torqueo, ere, torsi, tortum, v. 
tr. To Avrest, obtain by force, extort, 
wrest away. 

extra, prep, with ace. (exter). Out 
of, outside of; beside, except. 

extremum, i, n. (extremus). An 
end, close. 

extremus, a, um. See exter. 

extuli. See effero. 

ex-ulcero, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(ulcero, to make sore). To exasperate. 

exuo, ere, ui, utum, v. tr. ■ To strip 
off, put off, lay aside. 

ex-uro, ere, ussi, ustum, v. tr. 
(uro, to burn) . To burn up, consume 
by fire. 

exuviae, arum, f. pi. (exuo). 
Spoils; a trophy, M. L. 18. 



F. 

faber, bri, m. (facio). An arti- 
san, mechanic, workman. 

fabula, ae, f. (fari, to speak) . A 
drama, play, P. 14. 



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facile, adv. G. 163, 2 ; 306, 2.( fa- 
cilis). Easily, without difficulty, 
readily, well ; unquestionably. 

facllis, e, adj. G. 163, 2. {facio). 
Easy to do, easy. 

facilitas, dtis, f. {facllis). Fa- 
cility, readiness; affability, courte- 
ousness ; good-nature. 

facinorosus, a, um, adj. {/aci- 
nus). Criminal, vicious, ii. C. 10. 

f acinus, dm, n. {facio). A bad 
deed, crime. 

facio, ere, feci, factum, v. tr. and 
intr. G. 271, 2. To make, do ; to 
act, commit ; to construct, prepare ; 
to cause, render; verba facere, to 
utter words, M. L. 17 ; facta recte, 
good deeds, iii. C. 12. 

factum, i, n. {facio). A deed, 
act, operation. 

facultas, dtis, f. {facilis). Abil- 
ity, opportunity, means, advantage. 

Faesulae, arum, f. pi. A city of 
Etruria, now Fiesole. 

Faesiilaiius, a, um, adj. {Fae- 
sulae). Of Faesulae, Faesulan. 

falcarius, ii, m. {falx, a scythe). 
A scythe-maker, sickle-maker, i. C.4. 

Falcidius, ii, m. C. Falcidius, a 
tribune of the people, M. L. 19. 

fallo, ere, fefclli, falsum, v. tr. 
To deceive, cheat; to disappoint; to 
escape notice, elude observation, es- 
cape. 

falso, adv. {falsus). Falsely, 
without reason, erroneously, M. L.14. 

falsus, a, um, adj. {fallo). False, 
untrue, unfounded, mistaken, unjust. 

fama, ae, f. {fari). Rumor, re- 
port ; fame, reputation, renown, glo- 
ry ; infamy. 

fames, is, f. Hunger, famine. 

f amilia, ae, f. G. 49, 1. {famulus, 
a servant). A household, family; 
servants, vassals, retinue. 

familiaris, e, adj. {f amilia). Be- 
longing to the family, domestic, pri- 
vate ; familiar ; res familiaris, private 
property ; familiaris, is, m. and f. ; a 
familiar acquaintance, friend. 



familiaritas, dtis, f. {familia- 
ris). Intimacy, friendship, acquaint- 
ance. 

familiariter, adv. {familiaris). 
Familiarly, intimately, on intimate 
terms. 

fanum, i, n. {fari, to speak). A 
sanctuary, fane, temple, iv. C. 11. 

fas, n. inclecl. The right, that 
which accords with divine law, the 
divine will. 

fascis, is, m. A bundle ; fasces, 
ium, pi., the fasces, a bundle of rods 
containing an axe, carried by the lie- 
tors before certain magistrates, ii.C.6. 

f atalis, e, adj. {fdtum) . Appointed 
or ordained by fate, destined, decreed, 
fated, iii. C. 4. 

fateor, eri, fassus sum, v. dep. 
{fari, to speak) . To confess, admit, 
own, acknowledge. 

fatum, i, n. {fari, to speak). 
What is ordained, fate, destiny, doom ; 
fata, pi., predictions. 

f atuus, a, um, adj. Foolish, silly. 

fauces, ium, f. pi. The throat; 
the jaws ; a defile, pass. 

f aveo, ere, fdvi, fautum, v. intr. 
To favor, look upon with favor. 

fax, fdcis, f. A torch, fire-brand; 
a light. 

febris, t«, f. Fever, i. C. 13. 

feci. See facio. 

f efelli. See fallo. 

felicitas, dtis, f. {felix). Hap- 
piness, felicity, success, good fortune. 

felix, icis, adj. Prosperous, foi\ 
tunate, happy, D. 10. 

f em in a, ae, f. A woman. 

fere, adv. {fero). Nearly, almost, 
about, generally ; for the most part, 
almost invariably, M. L. 9. 

fero, ferre, ttili, latum, v. tr. G. 
j 292. To bear, carry, bring ; to move, 
lead ; to endure, bear, suffer, permit ; 
to produce, cause; to report; to re- 
ceive ; legem ferre, to propose a law ; 
prae se ferre, to acknowledge openly, 
i ferocitas, dtis, f. {ferox, fierce). 
i Ferocity, fierceness, violence, M. 6. 



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333 



ferramentum, >', n. (ferrum). A 

«ool, implement. 

ferreus, a, um, adj. {ferrum). Of 
iron, iron ; iron-hearted, iv. C. 2. 

ferrum, i, n. Iron; an iron in- 
-n ument, the sword. 

fertilis, e, adj. (fero). Fruitful, 
productive, fertile. 

festino, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
To hasten, P. 1. 

festive, adv. (festivus, festive). 
Delightfully, facetiously, wittily, 
finely, D. 6. 

festus, a, um, adj. Festive, festal, 
solemn, A. 6. 

fictus, a, wm, part, and adj. (fin- 
go). Invented, fabricated ; fictitious, 
false, D. 3; ficta, n. pi., fictitious 
things, fiction. 

fidelis, e, adj. (fides). Faithful, 
true, trustworthy, sure. 

fides, ei, f. (fldo). Trust, faith, 
confidence, reliance, belief, credence ; 
security, protection, credit; pledge, 
promise, word ; fidelity, honor, good 
faith, trustworthiness ; fidem dare, 
to give a pledge or promise, pledge 
protection ; in fidem accipere, to re- 
ceive under one's protection, A. 12. 

Fidius, ii, m. A surname of Ju- 
piter ; see medius fidius, M. 3. 

fldo, ere, fisus sum, v. semi-dep. 
To trust, L. 5. 

fieri. See flo. 

figo, ere, fixi, fixum, v. tr. To 
fix, fasten ; to post up, expose to pub- 
lic view. 

f ilia, ae, f. G. 49, 4. A daughter. 

filius, ii, m. G. 51, 5, A son. 

fingo, ere, nxi, ctum, v. tr. To 
form, fashion, shape, make ; to ar- 
range ; to devise, contrive, invent, 
fabricate. 

finis, is, m. Limit, boundary; 
territory; end, conclusion. 

finltimus, a, um, adj. (finis). 
Bordering upon, adjoining, adjacent, 
neighboring; finitimi, drum, m. pi., 
neighbors. 

flo. fieri, /actus sum, v. intr. 



G. 294. To be made, become; to 
arise, occur, happen; certior fieri, to 
be informed. 

firmamentum, i, n. (firmo). A 
support, prop, stay. 

firmltas, atis, f. (firmus). Firm- 
ness, strength, constancy. 

firmo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (fir- 
mus). To strengthen, confirm, es- 
tablish. 

firmus, a, um, adj. Firm, stead- 
fast, sure, strong, durable, lasting; 
valiant. 

fisus, a, um, part, from fldo. 

fixus, a,um, part, and adj. (flgo). 
Established, fixed, determined, P. 7. 

Flaccus, i, m. M. Fulvius Flac- 
cus, a partisan of C. Gracchus, i. C. 
12 ; L. Flaccus, a praetor under 
Cicero, iii. C. 2. 

flagitiose, adv. (flagitidsus). 
Shamefully, basely, disgracefully, 
infamously, ii. C. 4. 

flagitiosus, a, um, adj. (flagiti- 
um). Shameful, base, disgraceful, 
infamous, flagitious, ii C. 5. 

fiagitium, ii, n. (flagito). A 
shameful or disgraceful act, i. C. 6. 

flagito, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
solicit, importune, demand. 

flagro, are, avi, atum, v. intr. To 
burn, be on fire, be inflamed, glow. 

flamma, ae, f. Flame. 

flecto, ere,fiexi,flexum, v. tr. To 
bend, turn, direct, guide. 

fletus, lis, m. (fleo, to weep). 
"Weeping, lamentation. 

florens, entis, part, and adj. (fio- 
reo). Flourishing, prosperous. 

floreo, ere, ui, v. intr. (flos). To 
flourish, be eminent or conspicuous. 

floresco, ere, v. intr. incep. (flo- 
reo). To flourish, grow in repute. 

flos, floris, m. A flower. 

flumen, tnis, n. (fiuo, to flow). A 
river, current, stream, flow. 

focus, i, m. A fireplace, hearth. 

foederatus, a, um, adj. (foedus, 
eris) . Confederate, allied, A. 4. 

foedus. a. um. adi. Foul, un. 



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seemly, detestable, abominable, sac- 
rilegious, iv. C. 1. 

foedus, eris, n. A league, treaty, 
compact, alliance. 

fons, fontis, m. A fountain, 
source. 

fdras, adv. Out of doors, fortb, 
out, ii. C. 1. 

for em, ftire, = essem, futurus 
esse. G. 204, 2. 

forensis, e, adj. {fdrum). Per- 
taining to the forum or the courts of 
law, at the bar, forensic. 

f oris, adv. Without, out of doors, 
outside, away. 

formido, inis, f. Dread, fear, 
terror, iv. C. 4. 

formldolosus, a, um, adj. {for- 
mido). Formidable, fearful, dreadful. 

fors, fortis, f. \fero). Chance, 
fortune ; forte, by chance, by acci- 
dent; perchance. 

forsitan, adv. {fors sit, an). Per- 
haps, L. 12. 

fortasse, adv. {fors). Perhaps, 
possibly. 

fdrtis, e, adj. {fero). Strong, 
brave, valiant, bold, fearless. 

fortlter, adv. {fortis). Bravely, 
courageously, valiantly, firmly. 

fortltudo, inis, f. {'fortis). 
Bravery, courage, fortitude. 

fortuna, ae, f. {fors). Chance, 
fortune, condition, favor, privilege ; 
fate, lot, destiny ; misfortune, M. L. 
4 ; Fortuna, the goddess of fortune, 
Fortune ; fortunae, pi., gifts of for- 
tune, property, estate, possessions, i 
fortunes. 

fortunatns, a, um, adj. {fortuna). 
Prosperous, fortunate, happy ; well 
off, rich. 

fdrum, if n. A public place, 
market-place, forum. 

Forum Aurelium, Fdri Aurelii, 
n. A small market-town near Pome, 
on the Aurelian Way, i. C. 9. 

fragilltas, atis, 1". {fragilis, frail). 
Frailty, weakness, M. 7. 

frango, err, fregi, fraction, v. tr. 



To break, shatter, subdue, weaken, 
exhaust, dishearten, discourage, over- 
come. 

frater, tris, m. Brother. 

fraterne, adv. {fraternus). Fra- 
ternally, L. 11. 

fraternus, a, um, adj. {frater). 
Brotherly, fraternal. 

fraudatio, onis, f. {fraudo, to 
cheat). Fraud, deceit, ii. C. 11. 

fraus, fraudis, f. Deceit, impo- 
sition, fraud, treachery. 

fregi. See frango. 

frequens, entis, adj. Repeated, 
frequent; in great numbers, numer- 
ous, crowded, full. 

frequentia, ae, f. {frequens). 
Large assembly, numbers, numerous 
attendance, throng. 

frequento, are, avi, dtum, v. tr. 
{frequens) . To frequent ; to visit in 
great numbers; to bring together in 
great numbers. 

fretus, a, um, adj. Relying upon, 
depending on, trusting to. 

frigus, dris, n. Cold, frost, cold 
weather. 

frons, frontis, f. The forehead, 
brow, front. 

fructus, us, m. {fruor). The use, 
employment, enjoyment ; profit, fruit, 
produce, income, advantage, gratifi- 
cation, reward ; effect, result. 

frugalltas, atis, f. {frugalis, fru- 
gal). Economy, temperance, fru- 
gality, D. 9. 

frugi, adj. indecl. Economical, 
discreet, temperate, frugal, D. 9. 

frumehtarius, a, um, adj. {fru~ 
mentum, grain). Of or belonging 
to grain or provisions ; res frumen- 
taria, grain, supplies; frumentarium 
subsidium, a granary, M. L. 12. 

fruor, i, fruitus or fructus sum, 
v. dcp. To enjoy. 

frustra, adv. Without effect, in 
vain, to no purpose. 

fudi. See fun do, ere. 

fuga, ae, t. Flight. 

f ugio, ere, fugi, fugitum, v. tr 



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335 



And intr. To flee, escape, avoid, 
shun. 

fugltlvus, i, m. (filgio). A de- 
serter, fugitive, runaway. 

fulgeo, ere, fulsi, v. intr. To 
shine, glitter, gleam, ii. C. 3. 

fulmen, inis, n. {fulgeo). Light- 
ning, a thunderbolt, iii. C. 8. 

Fulvius, k, m. Q. Fulvius Flaccus, 
the Roman general who recovered 
Capua in the Second Punic War, A.9 ; 
M. Fulvius Xobilior, consul 183 b. c, 
A. 11; M. Fulvius Flaccus, a parti- 
san of C. Gracchus, consul 125 b. o., 
i. C. 2. 

fundamentum, i, n. (fundo, 
are). The foundation, basis, iv. C. 6. 

fundltus, adv. (fundus, the bot- 
tom). Completely, utterly, entirely, 
totally, F. 1. 

fundo, are, aci, atum, v. tr. {fun- 
dus, the bottom). To found, estab- 
lish, iv. C. 9. 

fundo, ere, fudi, fusum, v. tr. 
To pour out ; to prostrate, vanquish, 
rout. 

funestus, a, um, adj. (funus, a 
funeral). Fatal, destructive, deadly, 
calamitous, i. C. 9. 

fungor, i, functus sum, v. dep. To 
perform, execute, discharge, fulfil. 

furcifer, eri, in. (furca, a fork, an 
instrument of punishment, fero). A 
culprit, rogue, rascal, scoundrel, D. 9. 

furiosus, a, um, adj. (furia.e, 
rage). Mad, furious, frenzied, ra- 
ging, i. C. 10. 

Furius, ii, m. L. Furius, a dis- 
tinguished literary character, A. 7; 
P. Furius, a partisan of Catiline. 

furo, ere, fiirui, v. intr. To rage, 
rave, be mad, ii. C. 1. 

furor, oris, m. (fiiro). Madness, 
rage, frenzy. 

furtim, adv. (fur, a thief ). Fur- 
tively, by stealth, secretly, iii. C. 5. 

furtum, i, n. (furor, to steal). 
Theft. 

fusus, a, um, part, from fundo, 
ere. 



Gk 

Gabinius, ii, m. A. Gabinius, a 
tribune of the people, M. L. 17 ; Cim- 

ber Gabinius or P. Gabinius, a knight, 
one of the chief conspirators with 
Catiline, iii. C. 3; Q. Gabinius, a 
praetor, A. 5. 

Gabinius, a, um, adj. (Gabinius). 
Of Gabinius, Gabinian; lex Gabinia, 
the bill proposed by A. Gabinius, giv- 
ing Pompey sole charge of the war 
against the pirates, M. L. 18. 

Gallia, ae, f. (Gallus). Gaul. 
1. Gallia Citerior or Cisalpina, Hither 
Gaul, Gaul south of the Alps. 2. Gal- 
lia Ulterior or Transalpine, Farther 
Gaul, Gaul beyond the Alps ; pro- 
vinciae Galliae, the Gallic provinces. 

Gallicanus, a, um, adj. (Gallus). 
Situated in Cisalpine Gaul, Gallic. 

Gallicus, a, um, adj. (Gallus). 
Gallic, belonging to the Gauls. 

Gallus, i, m. A Gaul, an inhabi- 
tant of Gaul. 

ganeo, onis, m. (ganea, an eating- 
house) . A glutton, debauchee, ii. C.4. 

gaudeo, ere, gavisus sum, v. semi- 
dep. To rejoice, be glad or pleased. 

gaudiiim, ii, n. (gaudeo). Joy, 
gladness, i. C. 10. 

gavisus, a, um, part, from gaudeo. 

gaza, ae, f. Treasure, riches, 
wealth, M. L. 23. 

gelidus, a, um, adj. (gelu, frost). 
Cold, i. C. 13. 

gener, eri, m. A son-in-law. 

gens, gentis, f. (gigno, to beget). 
A tribe, race, nation ; ubinam gen- 
tium, where in the world ? i. C. 4. 

genus, eris, n. Birth, descent; 
race, people; class; kind, manner, 
style, nature. 

germanitas, atis, f. (germdnus, 
brother). Brotherhood, fraternal af- 
fection, L. 11. 

gero, ere, gessi, gestum, v. tr. To 
bear, carry ; to administer, manage, 



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cany on, wage ; to conduct, perform ; 
res gestae, deeds, exploits, achieve- 
ments. 

gestio, ire, ivi or ii, itum, v. tr. 
(gestus, gesture). To desire, long, 
be eager, M. 3. 

gestus, a, um, part, from gero. 

Glabrio, onis, m. M'. Glabrio, a 
Roman commander in the Mithri- 
datic War, 67 b. c, M. L. 9. 

gladiator, oris, m. (glddius). A 
gladiator, i. C. 12; gladiatores, pi., 
a gladiatorial show or contest, P. 15. 

gladiatorius, a, um, adj. {gladi- 
ator). Gladiatorial, ii. C. 5. 

gladius, ii, m. A sword. 

Glaucia, ae, m. C. Servilius 
Glaucia, praetor 100 B.C., iii. C. 6. 

gloria, ae, f. . Glory, renown, 
fame, reputation. 

glorior, ari, atus sum, v. dep. 
(gloria). To glory, boast, pride 
one's self. 

gloriosus, a, um, adj. (gloria). 
Glorious, L. 12. 

gn#vus, a, um, adj. Diligent, 
active, M. L. 7. 

Gracchus, i, m. C. Sempronius 
Gracchus, tribune 123 B. c. ; Ti. Sem- | 
pronius Gracchus, bi'Other of Caius, : 
the famous tribune who revived the 
Agrarian laws, 133 B. C. 

gradus, us, m. (gradior, to step). 
A step, grade, degree ; limit. 

Graecia, ae, f. (Graecus, a Greek). 
Greece ; sc. Magna, Southern Italy. 

Graecus, a, um, adj. (Graecus, a 
Greek). Greek, Grecian. 

gratia, ae, f. (gratus). Favor, 
esteem, regard, influence, friendship, 
popularity; gratitude, acknowledg- 
ment, return ; thanks ; gratias agere, 
to give thanks ; gratiam referre, to 
return or recompense a favor; gratia, 
for the sake of. 

gratiosus, a, um, adj. (gratia). 
In favor, regarded, L. 11. 

Gratius, ii, m. Gratius, the pros- 
ecutor of Archias. 

gratulatio, onis, f. (gratiilor). 



Joy, rejoicing, congratulation-, 
thanksgiving. 

gratiilor, ari, atus sum, v. dep. 
(gratus). To congratulate, wish joy ; 
to thank. 

gratus, a, um, adj. Pleasing, ac- 
ceptable, agreeable ; thankful, grate- 
ful. 

gravis, e, adj. Heavy, weighty; 
important, grave, dignified; violent, 
unpleasant, severe; oppressive, diffi- 
cult, grievous, painful. 

gra vitas, atis, L( gravis). Weight, 
importance, power, influence, force, 
dignity. 

graviter, adv. (gravis). Violent- 
ly, strongly, severely, grievously ; 
with force, forcibly, with dignity; 
unwillingly, with displeasure ; seri- 
ously. 

gravo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (gra- 
vis). To Aveigh down, oppress; 
pass., to be vexed or annoyed, feel 
displeasure ; to be reluctant, hesitate. 

grex, gregis, m. A flock, herd, 
drove ; company, troop, band, ii. C. 5. 

gubernatio, onis, f. (guberno). 
Direction, management, iii. C. 8. 

guberno, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
steer, pilot, M. L. 14; to govern, di- 
rect, manage. 

gusto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
taste, partake of; to appreciate. 



H. 

habeo, ere, ui, Hum, v. tr. To 
have, possess, hold, keep ; to consider, 
esteem, regard, know; to make, pre- 
pare ; to entertain, foster ; gratiam 
habere, to be grateful ; gratia haben- 
da est, gratitude is due, i. C. 5 ; habere 
orationem, to deliver an oration. 

habito, are, avi, atum, v. tr. and 
intr. freq. (Jiabeo). To inhabit; to 
dwell, live, reside, abide. 

habitus, us, m. (habeo). Quality, 
character, disposition, A. 7. 

haereo, ere, haesi, haesum, v. intr. 



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337 



To cleave, be fixed, remain fast, re- 
main, abide, retain one's position. 

haesito, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
freq. (haereo) . To stick fast ; to hes- 
itate. 

Hannibal, cllis, m. Tlie leader 
of the Carthaginians in tbe Second 
Punic War. 

haruspex, ids, m. A soothsayer, 
diviner, iii. C. 4. 

haud, adv. Xot. 

haurio, ire, hausi, haustum, v. tr. 
To draw, take, derive, A. 6. 

hebesco, ere, v. intr. incep. (hebeo, 
to be blunt). To grow dull or blunt. 

Heraclia, ae, f. A city on the 
coast of Lucania in Southern Italy, 
A. 4. 

Heraclieusis, e, adj. (Heraclvi). 
Pertaining to Heraclia, Heraclean ; 
Heraclienses, ium, the Heracleans, 
inhabitants of Heraclia. 

herciile, adv. {Herciiles). By 
Hercules ! in truth, M. L. 18. 

hereditas, at is. f. (heres, an heir). 
An inheritance. 

heri, adv. Yesterday, P. 7. 

hesternus, a, um, adj. Of yester- 
day, yesterday's ; hesternus dies, yes- 
terday. 

hiberna, drum, n. pi. (hiems). 
Winter-quarters. 

hiberno, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
(hibernus, wintry). To pass the 
winter, M. L. 13. 

hie, haec, hoc, dem. pron. 
This, it; the latter; such; hoc, abl., 
on this account, therefore. 

hie, adv. (hie). Here, in this 
place, at this point, hereupon. 

hiems, ends, f. "Winter. 

Hieras, ae, m. Hieras, an am- 
bassador of Deiotarus, D. 15. 

hinc. adv. (hie). From this place, 
hence, from this, on this side. 

Hirtius, ii, in. A. Hirtius, consul 
43 b. c, P. 15. 

Hispani, drum, in. pi. The 
Spaniards. 

Hispania, ae, f. (Hispani). Spain, 



comprising two provinces : Hispania 
Citerior, north of the river Iberus, 
now the Ebro, and Hispania Ulterior, 
south of that river ; hence duae His- 
paniae, M. L. 12. 

Hispaniensis, e, adj. (Hispani). 
\ Belonging to Spain, Spanish, M. L. 4 ; 
bellum Hispaniense, the Avar waged 
in Spain by the elder Scipio Africanus 
against the Carthaginians and their 
allies, M. L. 20 ; the war waged in 
Spain by Pompev against Sertorius, 
M. L. 10. 

hodie, adv. (hie, dies). To-day, 
this day. 

hodiernus, a, um, adj. (hodie). 
Of to-day, of this day, to-day's ; hodi- 
ernus dies, to-day, this day. 

Homer us, i, m. Homer, the cel- 
ebrated Greek poet, A. 8. 

homo, iiiis, m. and f. A man, 
human being, person. 

honestas, atis, f. (honesties). 
Honor, honesty, integrity, virtue. 

honeste.adv. (honestus). Honor- 
ably, ii. C. 10. 

honesto, are, avi, atum, v. tr 
(honestus). To honor, dignify; se 
'' honestare, to distinguish one's self, 
i. C. 12; to grace, embellish. 

honestus, a, um, adj. (honos)- 
Honored, respected, distinguished, 
noble ; worthy, respectable, honora- 
ble, eminent. 

honorlficus, a, um, adj. G. 164. 
(honor, fdcio). Honorable, confer- 
ring honor. 

honos or honor, oris, m. Honor, 
i repute, esteem ; a post of honor, pub- 
; lie office ; honoris causa, out of re- 
J spect. 

hora, ae, f. An hour. G. 645; 
| 645, 2. 

horrlbllis, e, adj. (horreo, to 
| shudder). Terrible, horrible, dread- 
j fill. 

hortatus, us, m. (hortor). Exhor- 
! tation, advice, encouragement, A. 1. 

Hortensius, ii, m. The name 
of an illustrious Roman family, A. 3 ; 



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the most distinguished was the ora- 
tor, Q. Hortensius, eonsul 69 B.C., 
M. L. 17. 

hortor, ari, atus sum, v. dcp. To 
incite, instigate ; to encourage, ex- 
hort, urge. 

hospes, itis, m. and f. A guest; 
a host. 

hospltalis, e, adj. (hospes). Pre- 
siding over hospitality, D. 6 ; hospi- 
table. 

hospltium, ii, n. (hospes) . Friend- 
ship, hospitality. 

hostilis, e, adj. (hostis). Per- 
taining to the enemy, hostile ; hostilis 
expugnatio, a capture by the enemy, 
M. L. 5. 

hostis, is, m. and f. An enemy, 
a public enemy. 

hue, adv. (hie). Hither, to this 
place, to this point, so far. 

humanltas, dtis, f. (humanus). 
Humanity, kindness ; culture, liberal 
education, refinement. 

human itus, adv. (humanus). Af- 
ter the manner of men, in the course 
of human events, P. 4. 

humanus, a, um, adj. (homo). 
Human ; of refined culture, polished, 
cultivated. 

hum it is, e, adj. (humus). Low, 
humble, poor, weak, insignificant, ig- 
noble. 

humus, i, f. The earth, "round ; 
humi, on the ground. G. 426, 2 ; i. 
C. 10. 



Ibi, adv. There, in that place. 
id-circo, adv. (circa,}, around). 

On that account, for that reason, 
therefore. 

Idem, eddem, idem, dem. pron. 
(is, dem). The same; ego idem, I 
also, i. C 3. 

Iddneus, rc, ton, adj. Fit, suitable, 
meet, proper. 

Idus, uum, f. pi. The ides, the 



15th day of March, May, July, and 
October; the 13th of other months. 

Igltur, conj. Therefore, accord- 
ingly, consequently ; then, to resume, 
as I was saying, 1 say. 

ignarus, a, um, adj. (in, gnarus, 
knowing). Ignorant, inexperienced. 

ignavia, ae, f. (ignavus, inactive). 
Cowardice, listlessness, inactivity. 

ignis, is, m. Fire. 

ignominia, ae, f. (in, nomen). 
Disgrace, dishonor, ignominy. 

ignoratio, onis, f. (ignoro). Ig- 
norance, M. 5. 

ignoro, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (ig- 
navus). Not to know, to be ignorant 
of. 

ignosco, ere, novi, notum, v. tr. 
(in, nosco). To pardon, forgive, ex- 
cuse. 

ignotus, a, um, adj. (in, notus, 
known). Unknown; ignotus, i, in., 
a stranger. 

Ilias,adt's, f. (Ilium, Troy). The 
Iliad, Homer's celebrated epic poem 
on the Trojan War, A. 10. 

Hiatus, a, um, part, from infero. 

ille, ilia, ill ud, dem. pron. That ; 
he, she, it ; hie . . . ille, this one . . . 
that one. 

illecebra, ae, f. (illicio, to entice). 
Enticement, attraction, allurement, 
power of alluring. 

illinc, adv. (ille). From that 
place, thence, on that side, ii. C. 11. 

illuc, adv. (ille). To that place, 
thither, D. 7. 

illucesco, ere, luxi, v. intr. (in, 
lucesco, to grow light). To dawn. 

illustris, c, adj. (in, lustro). 
Bright, clear ; illustrious, distin- 
guished, honorable ; remarkable, im- 
portant ; festive. 

it lustro, are, aci, atum, v. tr. (il- 
lustris). To bring to light, make 
plain; to illustrate, honor, adorn. 

Illyricus, a,um, adj. (Illyrii, the 
I llyrians) . Illyrian ; Illyricum mare, 
the part of the Adriatic bordering 
upon Illyria, M. L. 12. 



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339 



imago, inis, f. An image, like- 
ness, portraiture. 

imbecillus, a, um, adj. G. 163,2. 
Weak, feeble, characterized by weak- 
ness, P. 14. 

imberbis, e, adj. (in, barba, 
beard). Beardless, ii. C. 10. 

imbuo, ere, ui, utum, v. tr. To 
fill ; to imbue, accustom, inure, D. 10. 

imitator, oris, m. (imltor). An 
imitator, one who follows the same 
pursuits, M. 1. 

imltor, ari, ahis sum, v. dep. To 
copy, imitate. 

immailis, e, adj. Immense, enor- 
mous, va>t; monstrous, savage. 

immauitas, atis, f. (immanis). 
Enormity, heinousness ; savageness, 
barbarism, cruelty. 

immaturus, a, um, adj. (in, ma- 
turus). Untimely, premature, iv. C.2. 

immineo, ere, v. intr. (in, min- 
eo, to project). To project over, 
overhang ; to be near, impend, 
threaten. 

imminuo, ere,ui, utum, v. tr. (in, 
mlnuo). To diminish; to encroach 
upon, impair, injure, M. L. 5. 

immitto, ere, misi, misstim, v. tr. 
(in, mitto). To send into, throw 
into ; to send or dispatch against. 

immo, adv. Nay rather, nay 
more, i. C. 1. 

immoderatus, a, um, adj. (in, 
moderattis) . Immoderate, excessive. 

immoi talis, e, adj. (in, mortalis). 
Immortal, eternal. 

immortalltas, atis, f. (immor- 
talis). Immortality, M. 9. 

immunitas, atis, f. (immunis, ex- 
empt). Exemption from public ser- 
vice or burdens, immunity, P. 1. 

impedio, ire, ivi or ii, itum, v. tr. 
(in, pes). To entangle; to hinder, 
detain, suspend, obstruct, impede, 
embarrass. 

impello, ere, puli, pulsum, v. tr. 
(in, pello). To drive against; to 
urge, urge on, impel ; to incite, move, 
persuade, induce. 



impendeo, ere, v. intr. (in, pen- 
deo). To overhang; to be near, im- 
pend, threaten. 

imperator, oris, m. (impero). A 
commander, general. 

imperatorius, a, um, adj. (im- 
perator). Appropriate to a com- 
mander, of a commander, M. L. 11. 

imperitus, a, um, adj. (in, peri- 
tus). Inexperienced, unskilled, ig- 
norant, unacquainted with. 

imperium, ii, n. (impero). Com- 
mand, order, direction; authority, 
power, sway, dominion ; empire, gov- 
ernment. 

impero, are, art, atum, v. tr. (in, 
pdro). To command, order. 

impertio, ire, ivi or ii, itum, v. tr. 
(in, partio, to share). To bestow, 
impart, iii. C. 6. 

impetro, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(in, patro, to perform). To accom- 
plish, effect ; to obtain, secure, pro- 
cure; to obtain by request. 

impetus, tis, m. (impeto, to as- 
sail). An attack, assault, onset; 
violence, fury, force. 

impie, adv. (impius). Unduti- 
fully, wickedly, D. 11. 

impietas, atis, f. (impius). Im- 
piety ; unnatural conduct, undutiful- 
ness, D. 1. 

impingo, ere, pegi, pactum, v. tr. 
(in, pango, to fasten) . To drive into, 
thrust into, P. 2. 

impius, a, um, adj. (in, pius, 
pious). Irreverent, ungodly, im- 
pious. 

implico, are, avi or ui, atum or 
itum, v. tr. (in, plico, to fold). To 
entangle, involve ; to interlace, unite. 

impldro, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (in, 
ploro, to cry out). To entreat, be- 
seech, implore. 

importo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (in, 
porto, to carry) . To import ; to bring 
about, occasion, cause, D. 15. 

importuuitas, atis, f. (importu- 
nus) . Shamelessness, unfeeling con- 
duct, heinousness, D. 5. 



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importunus, a, um, adj. "Wicked, 
unfeeling, wanton, savage. 

impotens, entis, adj. (in, jjotens) . 
Powerless ; uncontrolled, violent, fu- 
rious, D. 12. 

improbltas, atis, f. (improbus). 
Wickedness, depravity; impudence, 
boldness, audacity. 

improbo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(in, probo) . To disapprove, M. L. 22. 

improbus, a, um, adj. (in, probus, 
upright). Bad, wicked, depraved, 
base; seditious, violent; shameless, 
bold, impudent. 

improvldus, a, um, adj. (in, pro- 
vidus, cautious) . Inconsiderate, im- 
provident, not foreseeing or antici- 
pating, L. 6. 

imprudens, entis, adj. (in, pru- 
dens). Not foreseeing, not antici- 
pating or expecting, unaware, igno- 
rant, inconsiderate, imprudent. 

impubes, eris, adj. (in, pubes, 
adult). Not having reached manhood, 
youthful. 

impiidens, entis, adj. (in,pudens, 
modest) . Shameful, shameless, bold, 
impudent. 

impiidenter, adv. (impiidens). 
Impudently, shamelessly, iii. C. 5. 

iinpudentia, ae, f. (impiidens). 
Impudence, shamclessness, iii. C. 5. 

impudicus, a, um, adj. (in, pudi- 
cus, chaste). Unchaste, shameless, 
lewd, ii. C. 5. 

impune, adv. (impunis, unpun- 
ished). Without punishment, with 
impunity. 

impunltas, atis, f. (impunis, un- 
punished). Exemption from punish- 
ment, impunity, pardon. 

impunitus, a, um, adj. (in, punt- 
tus). Unpunished, i. C. 7. 

impurus, a, um, adj. (in, purus, 
pure). Impure, infamous, vile. 

lmus, a, um. See inferus. 

In, prep, with ace. and abl. I. With 
ACC, in answer to the question whith- 
er? 1) Of space : into, to, anions, 
against, towards, in, upon. 2) Of 



time: up to, till, into, for. 3) Of 
other relations : on, about, respecting, 
towards, against, for, as, in, into. 
II. With abl., in answer to the 
question where f 1) Of space : in, 
amid, upon, over, among, at, within. 
2) Of time : in, during, at, in the 
course of. 3) Of other relations : in, 
on, upon, in the case of. 

In, insep. prep. Un-, im-, in-, not. 
G. 308. 

Inanis, e, adj. Empty ; vain, use- 
less, idle, groundless. 

In-auditus, a, um, adj. Unheard 
of, unusual, strange, M. L. 11. 

Inauratus, a, um, adj. (inauro, to 
gild). Gilded, iii. C. 8. 

incendiam, ii, n. (incendo). A 
fire, conflagration, burning. 

incendo, ere, di, sum, v. tr. To 
set fire to, set on fire, kindle, burn ; 
to inflame, arouse, stir up, excite. 

incensio, onis, f. (incendo). A 
burning, iii. C. 4. 

inceptum, i, n. (incipio). An 
undertaking, attempt, beginning. 

in-certus, a, um, adj. Uncertain, 
indefinite, doubtful. 

inchoo, are, avi, dtitm, v. tr. 
and intr. To begin, make a begin- 
ning, A. 11. 

in-cido, ere, cidi, casum, v. intr- 
(cado). To fall upon, come upon 
unexpectedly ; to fall into ; to occur, 
happen. 

in-cido, Sre, cidi, cisum, v. tr. 
(caedo, to cut). To cut into, cut; to 
carve, engrave, P. 7. 

in-clpio, ere, cepi, ceptum, v. tr. 
and intr. (eclpio). To seize upon, lay 
hold of; to begin, commence. 

incltamentum, i, n. (incito). An 
inducement, incentive, A. 10. 

in-clto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (cito, 
to rouse). To set in motion, urge 
forward ; to incite, spur on, encour- 
age, stimulate, rouse. 

in-clino, are, avi, atum, v. tr. and 
intr. (clino, obs., to bend). To turn, 
incline, iv. C. 3 



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341 



in-cludo, ere, si, sum,\. tr. (clau- 
do). To inclose, confine, wrap up. 

in-columis, e, ailj. {columis, safe) . 
Unimpaired, uninjured, unharmed, 
safe, entire. 

incolumltas, atis, f. {incolumis) . 
Uninjured state or condition, safety. 

incommddum, i, n. {incommodus, 
inconvenient) . Inconvenience, trou- 
ble, detriment, injury, misfortune; 
defeat, loss. 

in-consideratus, a, um, adj. Un- 
advised, inconsiderate, thoughtless, 
heedless, L. 1. 

in-consultus, a, um, adj. {con- 
sillo). Inconsiderate, indiscreet. 

incorrupte, adv. (incorrnptus) . 
UncoiTuptly, justly, without preju- 
dice, M. 9. 

in -corrupts, a, um, adj. Un- 
corrupted, not bribed, not seduced. 

in-credibilis, e, adj. Incredible, 
extraordinary, unparalleled. 

incredibiliter, adv. (incredibilis). 
Incredibly, unusually, extraordina- 
rily, P. 15. 

in-crepo, are, id, itum, v. intr. 
{crepo, to rattle). To make a noise. 

incumbo, ere, cubui, ciibitum, v. 
intr. {inciibo, to lie) . To lean upon ; 
to apply one's self to, exert one's 
self, devote one's self to, attend to. 

inde, adv. {is). From that place, 
thence. 

in-demnatus, a, um, adj. {dam- 
natus). Uncondemnned, unsentenced. 

index, ids, m. and f. (indico). 
An informer, witness, iii. C. 9 ; legis 
index, the purport of the law, P. 8. 

indicium, ii, n. {index). Infor- 
mation, discovery, disclosure, evi- 
dence, proof, testimony, indication. 

in-dico, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
{dico, to proclaim). To indicate ; to 
expose, reveal, betray. 

in-dleo, ere, dixi, dictum, v. tr. 
To declare publicly, proclaim, an- 
nounce, declare ; to appoint, fix, en- 
join. 

indigne, adv. {indignus). Unde- 
23 



servedly ; unworthily, dishonorably, 
shamefully. 

indignitas, atis, f. {indignus)- 
Unworthiness, shameful conduct, in- 
dignity. 

in-dignus, a, um, adj. Unworthy. 

in-diico, ere, duxi, ductum, v. tr. 
To bring, conduct, or lead in, to in- 
troduce ; to move, excite, influence, 
persuade; animum inducere, to de- 
termine, i. C. 9. 

industria, ae, f. {industrius) . In- 
dustry, application, diligence, activ- 
ity, assiduity. 

industrius, a, um, adj. Indus- 
trious, active, diligent, assiduous. 

In-eo, ire, ii, itum, v. tr. and intr. 
To go into, enter ; to enter upon, be- 
gin, commence, initiate. 

In-ers, ertis, adj. {ars). Indolent, 
sluggish, slothful, listless, unmanly. 

Inertia, ae, f. {iners). Inaction, 
inactivity. 

In-expiabllis, e, adj. {expio). Un- 
pardonable, P. 6. 

in-famis, e, adj. {fama). Infa- 
mous, disreputable, ii. C. 4. 

in-f ero, ferre, tuli, illatum, v. tr. 
To bear, convey, or throw into; to 
occasion, cause, produce, inflict; to 
place or lay upon ; bellum inferre, to 
make or wage war. 

inferus, a, um, adj. G. 163, 3. 
Situated below or underneath, low ; 
inferi, pi., those in the under-world, 
the dead; inferior, us, comp., lower, 
inferior ; infimus, a, um, sup., lowest ; 
last, deepest, humblest; imus, a,um, 
sup., lowest, the lowest part. 

infestus, a, um, adj. Unsafe, inse- 
cure ; hostile, troublesome,dangerous. 

infimus, a, um. See inferus. 

in-finitus, a, um, adj. {finitus, 
limited). Unbounded, boundless, 
unlimited, indefinite, vast. 

infirmo, are, am, atum, v. tr. (m- 
firmus). To weaken, invalidate, im- 
pair ; to disprove, refute. 

in-firmus, a, um, adj. Weak, fee- 
ble, powerless. 



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infltiator, oris, m. (infitior). A 
denier; one who denies a debt; a 
debtor, ii. C. 10. 

infitior, ari, atus sum, v. dep. 
(infitiae, denial). Not to confess; 
to deny, disown. 

in-flammo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(flarnmo, to inflame). To set on fire, 
fire ; to inflame, excite. 

in-flo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (fio, 
to blow). To inspirit, animate, A. 8; 
to inflate, puff up, M. L. 15. 

in-formo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(formo, to form). To mould, form, 
train, educate, A. 3. 

ingenium, ii, n. {in,gigno, to be- 
get). Native talent, talent, ability, 
genius. 

iii-gens, entis, adj. Vast, enor- 
mous, very great, huge. 

ingenuus, a, um, adj. (ingeno, to 
implant) . Born of free parents, free- 
born, iv. C. 7. 

ingrate, adv. (in gr atus). Un- 
gratefully, unthankfully, D. 11. 

in-gratus, a, um, adj. Unwel- 
come, disagreeable, unpleasant, un- 
acceptable ; ungrateful. 

in-gravesco, ere, v. intr. (graves- 
co, to become heavy). To increase, 
grow worse, i. C. 13. 

in-gredior, i, gressus sum, v. dep. 
(gradior, to step). To go into, enter ; 
to enter upon, begin, engage in. 

In-hio, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
(hio, to open). To open the mouth 
for or upon, iii. C. 8. 

Inhumanltas, atis, f. (inhuma- 
nus). Inhumanity, unnatural con- 
duct, D. 12. 

In-humanus, a, um, adj. Inhu- 
man, savage, iv. C. 6. 

inii. See ineo. 

Inlmicltia, ae, f. (inimicus). En- 
mity, hostility. 

In-Imicus, a, um, adj. (amicus). 
Unfriendly, hostile, inimical; inimi- 
cus, i, m., a foe, personal enemy. 

Inique,adv. (iniquus). Unjustly, 
unfairly, D. 11. 



InTquItas, atis, f. (iniquus). Un- 
evenness; injustice, unfairness. 

In-iquus, a, um, adj. (aequus). 
Unequal, uneven; unjust, unreason- 
able. 

Inire. See ineo. 

initio, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (in- 
itium). To consecrate, dedicate. 

milium, ii, n. (ineo). A begin- 
ning, origin, commencement. 

in-jicio, ere, jeci, jectum, v. tr. 
(jcicio) . To throw or cast into ; to 
put or lay upon; to inspire, cause, 
occasion. 

injuria, ae, f. (injurius, injurious) . 
Injury, wrong, violence, injustice, 
damage, harm, insult; injuria, un- 
justly. 

injiiriose, adv. (injuria). Wrong- 
fully, unjustly, unlawfully, M. L. 5. 

in-jussu, m. (only in abl. sing.) 
Without the command. 

in-justus, a, um, adj. Unjust. 

in-noceus, entis, adj. Harmless 
blameless, innocent. 

innocentia, ae, f. (innocens). In 
nocence ; blamelessness, uprightness 
integrity. 

in-numerabilis, e, adj. (numer- 
abilis, numerable) . Innumerable 
countless, A. 9. 

Iiiopia, ae, f. (inops, needy) 
Want, need, scarcity, destitution. 

inquam, v. def. G. 297, II. 2 
To say. 

inquino, are, avi, atum, v. tr 
To corrupt, pollute, contaminate. 

in-scribo, ere, psi, ptum, v. tr. To 
write upon, write, inscribe. 

in-sector, ari, atus sum, v. dep. 
(sector, from sequor) . To pursue, as- 
sail, D. 11. 

in-sepultus, a, i<m,adj. Unburied, 
iv. C. G ; insepulta sepultura, a burial 
without the usual rites, an irregular 
burial, P. 2. 

in-sequor, *, seciitus sum, v. dep. 
To follow ; to pursue, press upon. 

in-servio, ire, ivi or h, Hum, v. 
intr. To endeavor to please, pay 



IXSIDEO— INTER 



attention to, act with regard for or 
reference to, M. 9. 
in-sideo, ere,sedi, sessttm, v. intr. 

(sedeo, to sit). To reside, become 
seated ; to fix or establish one's self, 
obtain a footing or position. 

insidiae, drum, f. pi. (insideo). 
An ambush, ambuscade ; stratagem, 
artifice; treachery, plot. 

insidiator, oris, m. (insidior). 
One lying in ambush or in wait, a 
waylayer, ii. C. 12. 

insidior, ari, atus sum, v. dep. 
(insidiae). To lie in ambush, lie in 
wait, form- an ambuscade ; to plot 
against. 

insidiosus, a, wm, adj. (insidiae). 
Dangerous, insidious, ii. C. 13. 

insigne, is, n. (insignis). A dis- 
tinctive mark, badge, mark, sign. 

in-signis, e, adj. (signum). Re- 
markable, distinguished. 

in-simulo, are, avi, dtum, v. tr. 
To charge, blame, accuse, allege. 

in-sdlens, entis, adj. (soleo). Ar- 
rogant, haughty, insolent. 

insoleuter, adv. (insdlens). In 
an unusual manner ; immoderately, 
haughtily, insolently. 

insolentia, ae, f. (insdlens). 
Strangeness^ unfamiliarity, D. 2; 
haughtiness, arrogance, insolence, 
M. 6. 

in-solltus, a, ton, adj. (soleo). 
Unwonted, unusual, uncommon. 

inspeeto, are, avi, dtum, v. tr. 
freq. (inspicio). To look at, view, 
behold ; inspectante praetore, in the 
sight of the praetor, M. L. 12. 

in-sperans, antis, adj. (spew). 
Not hoping or expecting, M. 7. 

in-speratns, a, um, adj. (spero). 
Unhoped for, unexpected, ii. C. 9. 

in-splcio, ere, spexi, spectum, v. 
tr. (specio, to look) . To inspect, ex- 
amine, look at, D. 6. 

in-stituo, ere, ui, ictum, v. tr. 
(stdtuo). To put or place into; to 
begin, commence ; to determine, fix 
upon ; to train up, educate. 



instltiitum, i, n. (instltuo). Mode 
I of life, habit, observance, custom, in- 
stitution. 
in-sto, are, stiti, statum, v. intr. 
j To stand upon ; to draw near, ap- 
| proach, be at hand ; to press upon, 
pursue, threaten. 

instructus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(instruo) . Equipped, provided, fur- 
nished; instructed, taught, versed, 
trained. 

iiistrumentum, i, n. (instruo). 
Utensil, tool, instrument, implement ; 
means. 

in-struo, ere, struxi, structum, v. 
I tr. (struo, to build) . To build into ; 
to arrange in order, array, marshal ; 
i to instruct. 

insula, ae, f. An island. 
in-sum, esse, fui, v. intr. To be 
i or exist in, to reside. 

in-teger, gra, grum, adj. (tango). 
Untouched, unimpaired, undimin- 
j ished, unbroken, whole ; fresh, vig- 
, orous, not exhausted ; loyal ; pure, 
upright ; re Integra, before anything 
! was done, at the outset ; integrum 
| esse, to be an open question, P. 10. 

integre, adv. (integer). Wholly; 
j justly, irreproachably, honestly, 
j M. L. 1. 

integritas, dtis, f. (integer). In- 
tegrity, blamelessness, M. L. 20. 

intelllgo, ere, lexi, lection, v. tr. 
(inter, lego). To understand, per- 
ceive, know, comprehend, feel as- 
sured, observe. 

in-temperauter, adv. (tempero). 
Intemperately, P. 5. 

in-tempestus, a, um, adj. (tem- 
jms) . Unseasonable ; intempesta 
nox, late at night, the dead of night, 
P. 3. 

in-tendo, ere, di, turn or sum, v. tr. 
To stretch out, direct towards; to 
exert one's self, strive ; to intend. 

inter, prep, with ace. (in). 1. Of 
space : between, among, with ; inter 
falcarios, into the street of the 
scythe-makers, i. C. 4 ; inter se, to- 



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gether. G. 448, note. 2. Of time: 
during, in the course of. 

inter-cedo, ere, cessi, cessum, v. 
tr. To go between, interpose, be or 
lie between, exist between ; to inter- 
vene. 

intercessio, onis, f. (inter cedo) . 
An intervention, interposition, pro- 
test, P. 10 ; the veto of the tribune, 
M. L. 19. 

inter-cido, ere, di, v. intr. (cddo). 
To fall, be lost, perish, D. 9. 

inter-cludo, ere, si, sum, v. tr. 
(claudo) . To close, interrupt. 

inter-dico, ere, dixi, dictum, v.tr. 
and intr. To forbid, prohibit, ex- 
clude ; aqua atque igni interdicere, to 
forbid the use of fire and water, i. e., 
to proscribe or banish, P. 9. 

inter-dum, adv. Sometimes, oc- 
casionally, now and then, at times. 

inter-ea, adv. (is). Meanwhile, 
in the mean time. 

inter-eo, ire, ii, itum, v. intr. To 
be lost, perish, go to ruin. 

interfector, oris, m. (interflcio) . 
A slayer, murderer, P. 14. 

inter-ficio, ere, feci, fectum, v.tr. 
(facto). To destroy, kill, slay, mur- 
der. 

inter-im, adv. (is). Meanwhile, 
in the mean time. 

inter-imo, ere, emi,emptum, v. tr. 
(emo, to take). To kill, slay, de- 
stroy, put to death, D. 6. 

interior, us, sup. intimus, adj. 
G. 166. Inner, interior. 

interltus, us, m. (intereo). De- 
struction, death, ruin. 

inter-mitto, ere, misi, missum, 
v. tr. and intr. To omit, let pass, 
neglect ; to cease, discontinue. 

internecio, onis, f. G. 100, 3. 
(inter, neco). A massacre, slaughter, 
destruction, extermination. 

interpreter, art, dtus sum, v. dep. 
(interpres, an interpreter). To inter- 
pret. 

ititer-rogo, are, avi, dtum, v. tr. 
To ask, question, inquire. 



inter-sum, esse, fui, v. intr. To 
be between; hoc interest, there is 
this difference; to be present, take 
part in; to attend to; interest, im- 
pers., it concerns, is important. 

inter-vallum, i, n. (vallum, a 
wall). An interval, distance. 

interventus, us, m. (inter-venio). 
Intervention, interposition, aid. 

intestinus, a, um, adj. (intus). 
Intestine, civil, domestic. 

intimus, a, um, adj., sup. of inte- 
rior ; intimus, i, m., a most intimate 
or verv close friend, a bosom-friend, 
ii. C. 5. 

intra, prep, with ace. 1. Of 
space : within, in. 2. Of time : with- 
in, in, during. 

intro-duco, ere, duxi, ductum, v. 
tr. (intro, within). To lead or con- 
duct within, to introduce. 

in-tueor, eri, tultus sum, v. dep. 
To look at, look or gaze upon. 

intiili. See infero. 

intus, adv. (in). On the inside, 
within. 

In-ultus, a,um, adj. Unpunished. 

In-uro, ere, ussi, ustum, v. tr. (uro, 
to burn) . To burn into, brand upon, 
brand ; to stamp, impress, imprint. 

In-usitatus, a, um, adj. (usitdtus, 
usual). Unusual, uncommon, strange, 
extraordinary. 

In-utllis, e, adj. Unserviceable, 
useless, unprofitable. 

in-vado, ere, si, sum, v. intr. (va- 
do, to go) . To go into, to fall upon ; 
Avith in, to assume, usurp, P. 2. 

in-venio, ire, veni, ventum, v. tr. 
To come upon; to find, meet with, 
discover, find out ; to achieve. 

in-vestigo, are, avi, dtum, v. tr. 
(vestigo, to track). To investigate, 
trace out, find out. 

in-veterasco, ere, avi, dtum, v. 
intr. incep. (vetus). To grow old; to 
become established. 

in-victus, a, um, adj. (vinco). 
Unconquered, invincible, unconquer- 
able. 



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in-Video, ere, ridi, visum, v. iutr. 
To look upon with envy ; to envy. 

invidia, ae, f. (invtdits). Envy, 
jealousy, hatred, unpopularity, mal- 
ice. 

invidiosus, a, um, adj. (invidia). 
Occasioning or producing' unpopu- 
larity, hatred, or odium, ii. C. 7; odi- 
ous, detestable, P. 14. 

invidus, a, um, adj. (invideo). 
Malignant, envious, iii. C. 12. 

invisus, a, um, adj. (invideo). 
Odious, offensive, hated, detested. 

invito, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
invite, summon. 

invitns, a, um, adj. Unwilling, 
reluctant, with regret. 

ipse, a, urn, dem. pron. G. 186, V. 
Himself, herself, itself; he, she, it; 
just, exactly, very, precisely. 

ira, ae, f. Anger, wrath, M. 6. 

iracunde, adv. (iracundus). Pas- 
sionately, angrily, wrathfully, P. 5. 

iracundia, ae, f. (iracundus). A 
hasty temper, anger, rage, passion. 

iracundus, a, um, adj. (ira). 
Passionate, excited. 

irascor, i, v. dep. (ira). To be 
angry or offended, M. L. 13. 

iratus,<7, ion, adj. (irascor). An- 
gry, incensed against. 

irrepo, ere, psi, v. intr. (in, repo, 
to creep) . To creep in, get in, gain 
admittance, A. 5. 

irretio, ire, ivi or ii, Hum, v. tr. 
(in, rete, a net). To ensnare, entan- 
gle, involve, i. C. 6. 

irrumpo, ere, rupi, ruptum, v. in- 
tr. (in, rumpo). To break or rush 
into, force one's way into, burst upon. 

irruo, ere, rui, v. intr. (in, ruo). 
To rush in, force one's way into. 

irruptio, onis, f. (irrumpo). A 
breaking into, invasion, attack. 

is, ea, id, dem. pron. He, she, it; 
this, that ; such ; id temporis, at that 
time, i. C. 4 ; eo, on this account ; eo, 
quod, on this account, because; eo 
with the comparative may often be 
rendered bv the. 



iste, a, nd, dem. pron. (is). This, 
that, that of yours. G. 450. 

ita, adv. (is). So, thus, to such 
a degree, in this manner, in such a 
manner; ita nt, just as, i. C. 2. 

Italia, ae, f. Italy ; as distin- 
guished from Latium, Southern Italy, 
called also Magna. Graecia, A. 3. 

Italicus, a, um, adj. (Italia). Ital- 
ian ; Italicum bellum, the Social or 
Marsian War, A. 4. 

ita-que, conj. And so, therefore ; 
accordingly, hence, then. 

item, adv. (is). In like manner, 
■ likewise, also. 

iter, itineris, n. (eo). A journey, 
march ; way, route, road. 

iterum, adv. (is). Again, a sec- 
ond time ; iterum et saepius, again 
and again. 

Iturus, a, um, part, from eo. 

ivi. See eo. 



jaceo, ere, ui, itum, v. intr. To 
he ; to lie dead ; to have fallen. 

jacio, ere, jeci, jactum, v. tr. To 
throw, throw out, hurl ; to lay. 

jacto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. freq. 
(jacio). To throw, cast ; to discuss, 
talk about ; to toss about ; to display ; 
se jactare, to display one's self, at- 
tract attention; with an adverb, to 
behave, conduct. 

jactura, ae, f. (jacio). A throw- 
ing away ; loss, sacrifice, damage ; 
expenditure. 

jactus, us, m. (jacio). A throw- 
ing, hurling, casting, iii. C. 8. 

jam, adv. (is). Now, already, at 
once ; indeed, truly, moreover, again ; 
jam pridem, jam dudum, long since; 
non jam, no longer, ii. C. 1. 

Jaiiuarius,<7,?/m,adj. Of January. 

jeci. Seejdcio. 

jiibeo, h'e, jussi, jussum, v. tr. 
To command, order, direct, give or- 
ders. 



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jucunde, adv. (jucundus). Jovi- 
ally, pleasantly, D. 7. 

jucunditas, atis, f. (Jucundus). 
Gratification, delight, enjoyment. 

jucundus, a, um, adj. Pleasant, 
agreeable, delightful, pleasing. 

judex, icis, in. (judico) . A judge, 
juror. 

judicatus, ws, m. {judico). Judi- 
cature ; the office of judge. 

judicial is, e, adj. (judicium). Of 
or belonging to the courts of justice, 
judicial, A. 12. 

judiciarius, a, um, adj. (judici- 
um). Judiciary, relating to judges 
or courts, P. 8. 

judicium, ii, n. (judex) . A judg- 
ment ; trial ; sentence, opinion, de- 
cision ; the power of judgment, dis- 
cernment, choice, purpose. 

judico, arc, avi, atum, v. tr. (jus, 
dico). To pronounce a sentence or 
judgment; to judge, adjudge; to 
pronounce, declare ; to determine, 
conclude, resolve ; to consider, think, 
decide. 

jugulum, i, n. (jungo). The 
throat. 

jugum, i, n. (jungo). A yoke; a 
yoke as a symbol of submission or 
servitude. 

Jugurtha, ae, m. A king of Nu- 
midia, conquered by C. Marius, 105 

B. c, M. L. 20. 

Julius, ii, in. L. Julius Caesar, 
censor 89 b. c, A. 5. 

Julius, a, um, adj. (Julius). Ju- 
lian ; leges Juliae, laws proposed by 

C. Julius Caesar. 

jungo, ere, junxi, junctum, v. tr. 
To join, bind or connect together, 
fasten together. 

Junius, a, um, adj. Of June. 

Juppiter, Jovis, m. Jupiter, the 
supreme god among the Romans. 

jura ud inn, i, n. (juro, to swear). 
See jus. 

jus, juris, n. Right, privilege, 
law, justice ; power, authority ; jus 
belli, tbe right or rule of war ; jure, 



by right, justly ; jus jur and um, juris 
jurandi, n., G. 126, an oath. 

jussi. Seojilbeo. 

jussu, m., used only in abl. sing, 
(juheo). By or with the command 
or order. 

jussum, i, n. (jiibeo). An order, 
command. 

juste, adv. (Justus). Justly, with 
justice, M. 3. 

justitia, ae, f. (Justus). Justice, 
fair dealing, uprightness. 

Justus, a, um, adj. (jus). Just, 
right, fair, proper, appropriate, reg- 
ular, genuine. 

juventus, utis, f. (juvenis, young) . 
The age of youth, youth ; young per- 
sons, the youth, the young, young 
men. 

juvo, are, juvi, jutum, v. tr. To 
help, aid, assist. 



K. 

Kalendae, arum, f. pi. The Cal- 
ends, the first day of the month. 

Karth agin ien sis, is, m. (Kar- 
thago). A Carthaginian, M. L. 18. 

Karthago, inis, f. Carthage. 



L. 

L. Abbr. for Lucius. 

labef acio, ere, feci, factum, v. tr. 
(labo, to totter, fdcio). To shake, 
disturb, overthrow, M. L. 7. 

labefacto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
freq. (labef acio). To overthrow, de- 
stroy ; to disturb. 

labes, is, f. (labor) . A stain, blot, 
disgrace, M. L. 12. 

labor, i, lapsus sum, v. dep. To 
fall, slip down; to fail in duty; to 
err, mistake, commit a fault. 

labor, oris, m. Labor, toil, hard- 
ship, fatigue, effort, exertion, work. 

laboriosus, a, um, adj» (labor) 
Laborious, toilsome, M. L. 24. 



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347 



laboro, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
and tr. (labor). To toil, labor, exert 
one J s self, strive ; to labor for. 

lacesso, ere, ivi or ii, itum, v. tr. 
To excite, provoke, exasperate; to 
attack, assail. 

lacrima, ae, f. A tear. 

lacto, are, avi, atum, v. intr. (lac, 
milk). To suckle, suck, iii. C. 8. 

Laeca, ae, m. M. Porcius Laeca, 
a confederate of Catiline, i. C. 4. 

laedo, ere, laesi, laesum, v. tr. To 
strike; to injure, barm. 

Laelius, ii, m. C. Laelius, called 
the Wise, A. 7. 

laetitia, ae, f. (laetus) . Joy, glad- 
ness, delight, exultation. 

laetor, ari, atus sum, v. dep. (lae- 
tus). To rejoice, exult, ii. C. 1. 

laetus, a, urn, adj. Joyful, glad. 

lamentatio, onis, f. (lamentor). 
Lamentation, wailing, weeping, la- 
menting. 

lamentor, ari, atus sum, v. dep. 
(lamentum, bewailing). To lament, 
bewail, weep over, iv. C. 2. 

langueo, ere, langui, v. intr. To 
be fatigued or exhausted, P. 5. 

languldus, a, Mm, adj. (langueo). 
Faint, weak, sluggish, dull, inactive, 
languid, spiritless. 

lapsus, a, um, part, from labor. 

largior, iri, itus sum, v. dep. 
(largus). To give bountifully, be- 
stow, supply. 

largitio, onis, f. (largior) . A giv- 
ing, bestowal; bribery, corruption. 

largltor, mis, m. (largior). One 
who gives largely, a liberal person. 

largus, a, um, adj. Bountiful, 
liberal, generous, D. 9. 

late, adv. (lotus, broad). Widely, 
extensively; longe lateque, far and 
wide, M. L. 12. 

latebra, ae, f. (lateo). A hiding- 
place, lurking-place, covert, retreat. 

lateo, ere, ui, v. intr. To be con- 
cealed, lie hidden; to lurk; to remain 
unnoticed. 

Latlniensis, is, m. Q. Caelius 



Latiniensis, a tribune of the people, 
M. L. 19. 

Latlnus, a, um, adj. (Ldtium). 
Latin, in the Latin language, A. 6. 

Latium, ii, n. Thf, country of 
Italy in which Rome was situated. 

lator, oris, m. (fero). A mover 
or proposer (of a law) , iv. C. 5. 

latro, onis, m. A robber, bandit, 
brigand ; pirate, corsair. 

latroclnium, ii, n. (latrocinor) . 
Robbery, plundering ; a band of rob- 
bers, i. C. 13. 

latrocinor, ari, atus sum, v. dep. 
(latro). To engage in robbery, ii. C7. 

latus, ens, n. The side. 

latus, a, um, part, from fero. 

laiido, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (laus). 
To praise, commend. 

laureatus, a, um, adj. (laurea, 
laurel). Adorned or wreathed with 
laurel, L. 8. 

laus, laudis, f. Praise, glory, re- 
nown, fame, commendation, honor, 
reputation ; worth, prowess. 

lautus, a, um, adj. (lavo). Neat, 
elegant; honorable, distinguished, P. 8. 

lavo, are, lavavi or lad, lavatum, 
lautum or lotum, v. tr. To bathe, 
wash ; pass., to bathe one's self, bathe. 

lectica, ae, f. (lectus, i). A litter, 
sedan chair, ii. C. 9. 

lectulus, i, m. G. 321, 1. (lectus, 
i). A couch, bed, i. C. 4. 

lectus, a, um, part, and adj. (lego). 
Chosen, select, excellent, iv. C. 6. 

lectus, i, m. (lego). A couch, 
bed, iv. C. 1. 

legatio, onis, f. (lego). An em- 
bassy ; the office of lieutenant, lieu- 
tenancy. 

legatus, i, m. (lego). An ambas- 
sador, legate, envoy; lieutenant. 

legio, onis, f. (lego). A legion, 
a body of soldiers consisting of ten 
cohorts and a division of cavalry ; the 
legions were designated by numbers, 
prima, secunda, etc. 

legltimus, a, um, adj. (lex). Le- 
gal, A. 2 ; prescribed by law, P. 10. 



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lego, are, a>-i, atum, v. tr. To 
send on an embassy ; to appoint lieu- 
tenant. 

lego, ere, legi, ledum, v. tr. To 
bring together, collect; to choose, 
select; to read. 

lenio, ire, ivi or ii, itum, v. tr. 
(lenis). To assuage, mitigate, alle- 
viate, iv. C. 6. 

lenis, e, adj. Gentle, mild, lenient. 

lenitas, atis, f. (lenis). Gentle- 
ness, softness, lenity. 

leno, onis, m. (lenio). A pander, 
an agent, iv. C. 8. 

Lentulus, i, m. Cn. Lentulus, a 
tribune of the people, M. L. 19 ; P. 
Cornelius Lentulus, a partisan of Cat- 
iline, iii. C. 2 ; L. Lentulus, a prae- 
tor, A. 5. 

lentus, a, um, adj. Pliant, tough ; 
dilatory, slow. 

lepidus, a, um, adj. Elegant, ef- 
feminate, ii. C. 10. 

Lepidus, i, m. M. Lepidus, con- 
sul 78 B.C., iii. C. 10; M'. Lepidus, 
consul 66 b. c, i. C. 6. 

Leucdpetra, ae, f. A promon- 
tory of Southern Italy, near Regium, 
P. 3. 

levis, e, adj. Light ; unimportant, 
trifling, trivial, slight, worthless ; ca- 
pricious, fickle, impulsive. 

le vitas, atis,f. (lecis). Lightness; 
fickleness, inconstancy, capacious- 
ness, worthlessness. 

leviter, adv. (levis). Lightly, 
slightly ; ut levissime dicam, to say 
the least, iii. C. 7. 

levo, are, am, atum, v. tr. (levis). 
To make light, lighten, diminish ; to 
relieve, alleviate, mitigate; to aid, 
assist. 

lex, leyis, f. (lego). A law, ordi- 
nance, decree, statute, bill. 

libellus, i, m. G. 321, 4. (liber). 
A short composition ; a book, A. 11 ; 
a note-book, P. 7; a petition, memo- 
rial, A. 10. 

llbenter, adv. (libeus, from, libet). 
Willingly, cheerfully, gladly. 



liber, era, erum, adj. Free, un- 
restrained, independent; jus legatio- 
nis liberum, a free commission as 
lieutenant, P. 2. See note on the 
same. Legotio libera is usually ap- 
plied to a commission which confers 
the honors and privileges of a legatus 
without imposing any duties. 

liber, bri, m. A book, work, trea- 
tise, A. 6. 

liberalis, e, adj. (liber). Liberal, 
noble, generous. 

liberalitas, atis, f. (liberalis). 
Generosity, liberality ; kindness, mu- 
nificence. 

Ilberatio, onis, f. (libero). Ac- 
quittal, discharge, L. 1. 

liberator, oris, m. (lib&ro). A 
liberator, deliverer, P. 2. 

Ilbere, adv. (liber). Freely, un- 
reservedly, boldly. 

llberi, drum, m. pi. (liber). Chil- 
dren ; a child, M. L. 12 ; P. 1. 

libero, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (libe?'). 
To free, liberate, release, extricate, 
deliver, acquit. 

Iibertas, atis, f. (liber). Free- 
dom, liberty. 

libertinus, a, um, adj. (libertus, 
a freedman). Of or belonging to a 
frcedman; libertinus homo, a freed- 
man, iii. C. 6 ; libertinus, i, m., a 
freedman. 

libet, ere, libuit or libitum est, v. 
impers. It pleases, is pleasing or 
agreeable, iii. C. 12. 

libido, inis, f. (libet). Lust, de- 
sire, passion, wantonness, i. C. 6. 

licentia, ae, f. (licet). License, 
freedom. 

licet, ere, lleuit or licitum est, v. 
impers. It is lawful, allowable, per- 
mitted ; one may or can. 

Licinius, ii, m. A. Licinius Ar- 
chias, see Introduction to the Oration 
for Archias. 

Ligarius, ii, m. Q. Ligarius, see 
Introduction to the Oration for Liga- 
rius ; T. Ligarius, brother of Quintus, 
L. 12. 






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lingua, ae, f. The tongue ; speech, 
language. 

linum,?, n. Flax; linen; a string, 
thread, line. 

Iique-f acio, ere, feci, factum, v. 
tr. {liqueo, to be fluid). To melt, li- 
quefy, iii. C. 8. 

littera, ae, f. A letter of the al- 
phabet ; litterae, arum, pi., letters of 
the alphabet; an epistle, letter, de- 
spatches; records; literature, books, 
literary works. 

litteratus, a, um, adj. {littera). 
Educated, learned, A. 2. 

lit in a, ae, f. {lino, to besmear). 
An erasure, blotting out, correction. 

loco, are, an, atum, v. tr. {locus). 
To place, set, P. 6 ; xoith gerundive, 
to contract (to have done) ; collocau- 
dum locare, to contract to have placed, 
m. C. 8. 

Locrenses, him, m. pi. The Lo- 
crians, a people of Southern Italy. 

lociiples, etls, adj. Rich, wealthy, 
opulent, li. C. 8. 

Iccupleto, are, an, atum, v. tr. 
{lociiples). To enrich; pass., to en- 
rich one's self, to become or grow 
rich, M. L. 23. 

locus, i, m., plur. loci, m., and 
Idea, n. A place, spot, region, local- 
ity, point, position ; occasion, oppor- 
tunity ; condition, rank, station. 

Idcutus, a, um, part, from loquor. 

longe, adv. {longus). At a dis- 
tance, far off, far away ; widely, great- 
ly, far ; for a long time, long ; longe 
lateqne, far and wide, M. L. 12. 

longinquitas, atis, f. {longin- 
quus). Distance, remoteness, M. L.9. 

longinquus, a, um, adj. {longas). 
Long; far, distant, remote. 

longiusculus, a, um, adj. G. 332, 
note 2 {longus). Rather long, some- 
what long, A. 10. 

longus, a, um, adj. Long, of long 
duration, tedious ; distant. 

loquor, i, Idcutus sum, v. dcp. To 
speak, say, tell, declare. 

lotus, a, um, part, from laco. 



Lucius, ii, m. A Roman praeno- 
men. 

luctuosus, a, um, adj. {luctus). 
Sad, woful, M. 6. 

luctus, us, m. {lugeo). Grief, 
woe, sorrow. 

Lucullus, i, m. The name of a 
prominent Roman family ; M. Lucul- 
lus, a Roman general who triumphed 
over the Dardanians, A. 4 ; L. Lucul- 
lus, a general in the war against 
Mithridates, A. 5 ; M. L. 2. 

ludus, i, m. A play, game; a 
school, ii. C. 5; ludi, pi., public 
games, plays, spectacles. 

lugeo, ere, luxi, luctum, v. tr. To 
mourn, lament, ii. C. 1. 

lumen, inis, n. {luceo, to shine). 
Light, luminary, iii. C. 10. 

lupin us, a, um, adj. {lupus, a 
wolf) . Of or belonging to a wolf. 

lustro, are, avi, atum, v. tr. {lus- 
trum, an offering). To purify; to 
traverse, M. 2. 

lux, lucis, f. Light, daylight; relief. 

luxuria, ae, f. {luxus, excess). 
Extravagance, luxury, excess. 



M. 

3f . Abbr. for Marcus. 

M\ Abbr. for Manius. 

Macedonia, ae, f. Macedonia, a 
country north of Greece, L. 9. 

machinator, oris, m. {machinor). 
A contriver, inventor, iii. C. 3. 

machinor, ari, atus sum, v. dep. 
{machina, a device). To contrive, 
devise, design, plot, i. C. 1. 

macto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
punish, visit, afflict, i. C. 11. 

macula, ae, f. A blot, stain. 

Maelius, ii, m. Sp. Maelius, 
slain by Servilius Ahala, 439 b. c, 
i. C. 1. 

maeror, oris, m. {maereo, to 
mourn). Grief, sorrow, mourning, 
sadness, lamentation, ii. C. 1. 

maestitia, ae, f. {maestus, sad). 



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MAGIS — MANSUETUDO 



Sadness, sorrow, grief, dejection, 
melancholy, L. 11. 

magis, maxlme, adv. More, in 
a higher degree, rather, better. 

magistratus, us, m. (magister, a 
master) . A magisterial office, magis- 
tracy ; a magistrate, officer. 

magnanimus, a, um, adj. (mag- 
nus, animus). High-spirited, noble. 

magnifice, adv. (magnificus). 
Grandly, gloriously, ii. C. 1. 
magnificus,«,t<m,adj.G.164.(ma#- 
nus, fdcio). Splendid, magnificent. 

magnltudo, inis, f. {magnus). 
Greatness, size, magnitude. 

magnus, a, um, major, maxlmus, 
adj. Great, large, much, numerous, 
important, mighty, powerful; major, 
maxlmus, with or without natu, older, 
elder; oldest, eldest; majores, pi., 
ancestors. 

Magnus, i, m. A Eoman cogno- 
men, the Great ; Cn. Pompeius Mag- 
nus, see Pompeius, A. 10; Antiochus 
Magnus, see Antiochus, D. 13. 

majestas, atis, f. Greatness, dig- 
nity, majesty ; quaestio majestatis, a 
prosecution for treason ; majestatis 
damnare, to condemn for treason. 

major, us. See magnus. 

male, pejus, pessime, adv. (mdlus). 
Badly, ill; unsuccessfully, unfortu- 
nately ; scarcely ; male dicere, to 
malign, slander, asperse, D. 10. 

male-dictum, i, n. A foul accu- 
sation, slanderous story, reproach. 

male-ficium, ii, n. (fdcio). An 
evil deed ; mischief, damage, harm. 

male-volus, i, m. (volo). An ill- 
wisher, enemy, foe, D. 12. 

malleolus, i, m. G. 321, 2. (mal- 
leus, a hammer) . A fire-dart, i. C. 13. 

malo, matte, malui, v. tr. G. 293. 
(volo). To choose rather, prefer. 

malum, i, n. (mdlus). An evil, 
misfortune, calamity ; malum! as in- 
terj., the mischief! P. 6. 

mains, a, um, pejor, pesslmus, 
adj. Bad, evil, injurious, destructive ; j 
poor, A. 10. 



man datum, i, n. (mando). A 
charge, order, commission, message ; 
injunction, command. 

mando, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (pla- 
nus, do) . To commit to one's charge, 
consign, confer; to commission; to 
order, command, bid. 

inane, adv. In the morning, early 
in the morning. 

maneo, ere, si, sum, v. iutr. To 
remain, stay; to continue, last; with 
in, to abide by, adhere to. 

manicatus, a, um, adj. (manicae, 
sleeves). Provided or furnished with 
long sleeves, ii. C. 10. 

manifesto, adv. (manifestus) . 
Plainly, clearly, evidently, mani- 
festly. 

manifestus, a, um, adj. Mani- 
fest, detected, clear, plain, evident. 

M an Iliu s, ii, m. C. Manilius, 
tribune of the people, author of the 
Manilian Law, M. L. 24. 

Manilius, a, um, adj. (Manilius). 
Of Manilius, Manilian; lex Manilla, 
the bill which made Pompey sole 
commander in the war against Mith- 
ridates. 

manipuiaris, e, adj. (manipulus, 
a maniple) . Belonging to a maniple 
or company; mdnipHldres, pi., com- 
mon soldiers, P. 8. 

Manius, ii, m. A Roman prae- 
nomen. 

Manlianus, a, um, ^.(Manlius). 
Of Manlius, Manlian, i. C. 5. 

Manlius, ii, m. M. Manlius, ex- 
ecuted in the fourth century B. c. on 
a charge of aiming at regal power, 
P. 13 ; C. Manlius, a prominent par- 
tisan and agent of Catiline, i. C. 3. 

Manlius, a, um, adj. (Manlius). 
Pertaining to the family of the Man- 
lii, Manlian, P. 13. 

mano, are, avi, atum, v. intr. To 
spread, flow, diffuse or extend itself. 

mansuete, adv. (mansuetus). 
Kindly, with gentleness, M. 3. 

mans ue tudo, inis, L(mansuetus). 
Mildness, gentleness, clemency. 



mausuetus, a, urn, adj. (mansues- 
co, to tame). Mild, gentle, D. 9. 
manubiae, drum, f. pi. (mdnus). 

Spoils, booty, A. 11. 

maims, us, f. A hand ; art ; an 
armed body, force, band. 

Marcellus, i, m. The name of a 
distinguished Roman family; M. 
Claudius Marcellus, the Roman gen- 
eral who took Syracuse in the Second 
Punic War, A. 9 ; M. Claudius Mar- 
cellus, consul 51 b. c, see Introduction 
to the Oration for Marcellus, i. C. 8. 

Marcius, ii, m. L. Marcius, a 
friend of Q. Ligarius, L. 11. 

Marcus, f, m. A Roman praeno- 
men. 

mare, is, n. The sea. 

maritimus, a, ion, adj. {mare). 
Maritime; naval; bordering upon 
the sea, lying on the sea-coast. 

maritus, i, m. [mas, a male). A 
husband, married man, i. C. 10. 

Marius, ii, m. C. Marius, a cel- 
eoratcd Roman general, i. C. 2 ; A. 9. 

marmot , drts. n. Marble, A. 9. 

Mars, Martis, m. The god of war ; 
war, battle. 

Martius, a, urn, adj. (Mars). Of 
Mars; of March, P. 1. 

Massilia, ae, f. Marseilles. 

Massllieuses, mm, m. pi. (Mas- 
siha ) . The inhabitants of Marseilles, 
Massilians, ii. C. 7. 

mater, tris, f. A mother, matron ; 
mater familias, G. 49, 1, the mother 
of a family, a matron. 

mature, adv. G. 168, 1, note. 
(maturus); seasonably, soon, early, 
speedily, quickly, rapidly. 

maturitas, dtis, f. (maturus). 
Full development, ripeness, maturity. 

maturo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. and 
intr. (maturus). To hasten, make 
haste ; to mature. 

maturus, a, urn, adj. G. 163, 1. 
Ripe, mature, early, speedy. 

maxlme, adv., sup. of magis. 
Very greatly ; especially, principally, 
mainly. 



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351 



maximus, a, urn. See magnus. 

Maximus, i, m. Q. Fabius Max- 
imus, the Roman general who baffled 
Hannibal by delay, A. 9. 

Medea, ae, f. The daughter of 
Aeetes, King of Colchis, who eloped 
with Jason the leader of the Argo- 
nautic expedition, M. L. 9. 

medeor, ere", v. dcp. To remedy, 
heal. 

medicina, ae, f. (medlcus). A 
remedy, ii. C. 8. 

medicus, i, m. (medeor). A phy- 
sician, D. 6. 

mediocris, e, adj. (medius). Mid- 
dling, moderate, ordinary. 

mediocriter, adv. (mediocris). 
Moderately, in a moderate degree. 

meditor, art, atus sum, v. dep. 
To meditate, contemplate, i. C. 9; 
pass., to be designed, i. C. 10. 

medius, a, um, adj. In the middle 
or midst, in the middle of; medii, pi., 
men of the middle class, P. 15. 

medius fidius, adv. (=me Dius 
Fidius juvet, may the true God help 
me). Most truly, certainly, indeed. 

medulla, ae, f. (medius). The 
marrow; the innermost feelings, P. 
15. 

mehercule, meherciiles, adv. 
(Hercules) . In very truth ; assuredly, 
indeed. 

melior, zis. See bonus. 

melius. See bene. 

membrum, i, n. A member, 
limb. 

memiui, isse, v. tr. G. 297, 1. To 
remember, recollect, bear in mind. 

Memmius, ii, m. C. Memmius, 
a candidate for the consulship 100 
B.C., iv. C. 2. 

memor, oris, adj. (memini). 
Mindful. 

memoria, ae, f. (memor). Mem- 
ory, recollection, remembrance ; rec- 
ords; the period of recollection, 
memory, time. 

meudacium, ii, n. (mendax, ly- 
ing). A falsehood. 



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MENDICITAS — MITHPJDATES 



mendlcltas, atis, f. (mendicus, a 
beggar). Beggary, indigence. 

mens, mentis, f. The mind, soul, 
disposition ; the intellectual faculties, 
understanding, reason, thought, judg- 
ment, discernment ; design, intention, 
purpose. 

mensis, is, m. A month. 

mercator, oris, m. (merx). A 
trader, merchant. 

mercennarius, a, um, adj. (mer- 
ccs). Hired, P. 9. 

merces, edis, f.(merx, cedo). Hire, 
pay, wages, reward. 

mereo, ere, ui, Hum, v. tr. ; also, 
mereor, eri, itus sum, v. dep. To 
deserve, merit, be worthy of; to earn, 
gain, acquire ; equo merere, to serve 
in the cavalry, P. 8. 

merlto, adv. (meritum). Accord- 
ing to desert, deservedly, justly. 

meritum, i, n. (mereo). Desert, 
merit, service ; favor, kindness, ben- 
efit. 

merx, mercis, f. (mereo). "Wares, 
goods, merchandise, M. L. 18. 

Metellus, i, m. A Roman cog- 
nomen ; Q. Caecilius Metellus, sur- 
named Numidicus for his victories 
over Jugurtha, A. 3; Q. Metellus 
Pius, son of the above, A. 10; Q. 
Metellus Celer, praetor G3 B.C., i. C8 ; 
ii. C. 3; ii. C. 12; M, Metellus, a 
friend of Catiline, i. C. 8. 

metuo, ere, ui, v. tr, (tnetus). To 
fear, dread, i C. 6. 

metus, us, m. Fear, dread, terror. 

mens, a, um, poss. pron. G. 185, 
1. (me). My, mine. 

miles, itis, m. and f. A soldier; 
soldiery, M. L. 13. 

milltaris, e, adj. (miles). Of or 
belonging to a soldier, military, war- 
like ; res milltaris, military affairs. 

militia, ae, f. (miles). Military 
service, warfare; militiae, G. 426, 2, 
in the field. 

mille, subs, and adj. G. 178. A 
thousand ; pi. millia ovmilia, turn, n., 
M. L. 5. 



minae, arum, f. pi. (mineo, to jut). 
Threats, menaces, ii. C. 7. 

mlnlme, adv., sup. of pdrum. 
Least of all, least, by no means. 

minimus, a, um. See parvus. 

mlnltor, ari, atus sum, v. dep. 
freq. (minor, ari). To threaten, 
menace, ii. C. 1. 

minor, ari, atus sum, v. dep. To 
threaten, menace. 

minor, us. See parvus. 

mlnuo, ere, ui, utum, v. tr. To 
make less, diminish, lessen ; to weak- 
en, impair. 

minus, adv., comp. of pdrum. 
Less ; not ; si minus, if not. 

miror, ari, atus sum, v. dep. To 
wonder or marvel at, be astonished 
at. 

mirus, a, wm,adj. (miror). "Won- 
derful, marvellous, extraordinary, 
strange. 

misceo, ere, miscui, mistum or 
mixtum, v. tr. To mix, mingle, 
blend ; to stir up, devise, prepare. 

Misenum, i, n. Misenum, a town 
and harbor on the coast of Campania, 
M. L. 12. 

miser, era, erum, adj. Wretched, 
pitiable, unfortunate, lamentable. 

mlserandus, a, um, part, and 
adj. (miseror). Lamentable, deplor- 
able, pitiable. 

mlsereor, eri, itus sum, v. dep. 
(miser) . To pity, L. 5. 

mlseret, ere, miseritum est, v. im- 
pers. (miser). It distresses, excites 
pity ; me miseret, I pity, L. 5. 

mlseria, ae, f. (miser). Misery, 
wretchedness, woe, iv. C. 4. 

mlserlcortlia, ae, f. (misericors). 
Pity, compassion, mercy, clemency. 

misericors, cordis, adj. (misereor, 
cor, heart). Compassionate, pitiful, 
merciful, ii. C. 7. 

miseror, art, atus sum, v. dep. 
(miser) . To lament, bewail, deplore ; 
to commiserate, pity. 

missus, a, um, part, from mitto. 

Mithrldates, is, m. Mithridates, 



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353 



a king of Pontus conquered bv Pom- 
pey, M. L. 2. 

JMithrldaticus, a, um, adj (Mdh- 
riddtes). Pertaining to Mithridates, 
Mithridatic; Mithridoticum bellum, 
the Mithridatic War waged by tbe 
Romans against Mithridates. 

mitis, e, adj. Mild, merciful, 
gentle, iv. C. 5. 

mitto, ere, mlsi, missum, v. tr. To 
send, dispatch. 

Mityleiiaeus, a, um, adj. (Mity- 
lene). Belonging to Mitylene on tbe 
island of Lesbos. 

mixtus, a, um, part, and adj. (mis- 
ceo) . Mixed, miscellaneous, ii. C. 10. 

moderate, adv. {moderdtus) . 
With moderation, calmly, moder- 
ately. 

moderatio, onis, f. (moderor, to 
moderate). Moderation, M. L. 16. 

mdderatus, a, um, adj. (moderor, 
to moderate). Prudent, of self-con- 
trol. 

modestia, ae,f. (modestus). Mod- 
eration, modesty. 

modestus, a, um, adj. (modus). 
Discreet, scrupulous, A. 5. 

mddicus, a, um, adj. (modus). 
Of moderate size or extent, D. 13. 

mddo, adv. (modus). Only, but; 
just, even, merely ; just now, recent- 
ly; non modo . . . sed etiam, verum 
etiam, not only . . . but also ; non 
modo . . . verum, not to say . . . but. 

modus, /, m. Measure, extent, 
quantity ; limit, moderation ; manner, 
way, style, mode, kind. 

moenia, ium, n. pi. Defensive 
walls, tbe walls of a town ; a city. 

moles, is, f. A huge, massive 
structure ; mass, burden. 

moleste, adv. (molestus). With 
trouble or difficulty ; mokste ferre, to 
take it ill, be annoyed, be vexed. 

molestia, ae, f. (molestus) . Trou- 
ble, annoyance, vexation. 

molestus, a, um, adj. Trouble- 
some, disagreeable, annoying, objec- 
tionable. 



molior, iri, Uus sum, v. dep. 
(moles). To endeavor, attempt, un- 
dertake ; to contrive, plot, devise. 

mollis, e, adj. (tnoveo). Gentle, 
lenient, easy; weak, feeble. 

moneo, ere, id, itum, v. tr. To 
admonish, advise, warn; to instruct, 
counsel. 

monstrum, i, n. (moneo). An 
omen, an evil portent; a monster, 
ii. C. 1. 

montimeiitum, i, n. (moneo). A 
monument, memorial ; record. 

mora, ae, f. A delay, hindrance, 
obstacle. 

morbus, i, m. Sickness, disease, 
illness. 

morior, i, mortuus sum, v. dep. 
To die. 

mors, mortis, f. (morior). Death. 

mortalis, is, m. (mors). A mor- 
tal, a human being. 

mortuus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(morior). Dead, i. C. 13. 

mos, moris, m. Manner, custom, 
usage, practice ; j9/.,cbaracter, morals. 

motus, us, m. (moveo). A move- 
ment, action; a political movement, 
tumult, commotion, excitement, dis- 
turbance. 

mSveo, ere, movi, motum, v. tr. 
To move, set in motion, actuate; to 
dislodge ; to excite, affect, influence. 

mucro, onis, m. A dagger, 
sword, ii. C. 1. 

mulier, eris, f. A woman. 

muliercula, ae, f. G. 321, 1. 
J (midier) . A little woman, a woman. 

multa, ae, f. A fine, penalty, pun- 
ishment, loss, D. 13. 

multitudo, inis, f. (midtus). A 
great number, multitude, crowd, 
I number. 

multo, adv. (multus). By far, 
much. 

multo, are, ami, dtum, v. tr. (mul- 
ta). To fine, punish. 

multum, plus, plurimum, adv. 
(multus). Much, very, greatly. 

multus, a, um,plus,plurimus, adj. 



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G. 165, 1. Much, many, numerous, 
frequent ; ita multi, so many, in such 
numbers. 

Mulvius, a, ww, adj. Mulvian; 
pons Mulvius, the bridge above Eome 
by which the Flaminian Way crossed 
the Tiber, iii. C. 2. 

Munatius, ii, m. Munatius, a 
companion of Catiline, ii. C. 2. 

munero, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
{munus). To present, D. 6. 

municeps, ipls, in. and f. {munia, 
duties, cdpio). A citizen of a muni- 
cipium or free town, citizen. 

municipium, ii, n. {municeps). 
A free town, municipality, ii. C. 11. 

munio, ire, ivi or ii, itum, v. tr. 
( moenia) . To defend, protect, cover, 
secure. 

munitus, a, um, part, and adj. 
{munio). Fortified, protected, secure, 
defended. 

munus, eris, n. Service, office, 
function ; favor, present, gift, endow- 
ment ; munera, pi., festivals, games, 
M. 9. 

Murena, a, m. L. LiciniusMu- 
rena, Roman commander in the Sec- 
ond Mithridatic War from 83 to 81 
B.C., M. L. 3. 

mums, i, m. A wall, rampart. 

Musa, ae, f. A muse, one of the 
nine goddesses who presided over the 
liberal arts, A. 9. 

mutatio, onis, f. {muto) . Change, 
alteration, P. 13. 

muto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (md- 
veo) . To cbange, alter. 

miitus, a, um, adj. Mute, speech- 
less, dumb, iii. C. 5. 



N. 

n actus, a, um, part, from nancis- 
cor. 

nam, conj. For; now. 

nanciscor, i, nactus sum, v. dep. 
To get, obtain, acquire ; to meet with, 
find, 



nascor, i, natus sum, v. dep. To 
be born, arise, proceed, rise. 

natio, onis, f. {nascor). A race, 
nation, people. 

natura, ae, f. {nascor). Nature; 
natural disposition, character, incli- 
nation. 

natus, a, um, part, and adj. {nas- 
cor) . Born ; destined, constituted by 
nature, L. 7. 

naufragium, ii, n. {navis, fran- 
go). Shipwreck, D. 9. 

naufragus, a, um, adj. {navis, 
frango). Shipwrecked; ruined. 

nautlcus, a, am, adj. Of or be- 
longing to sailors, nautical, naval. 

navalis, e, adj. {navis). Of or 
belonging to ships, naval ; navale hel- 
ium, the war against the pirates, 67 
B. c, M. L. 10. 

navlcularius, ii, m. {navis). A 
shipmaster, ship-owner, M. L. 5. 

navigatio, onis, f. {navigo). Sail- 
ing, navigation ; commerce. 

navigo, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
{navis, ago). To sail, go by ship, 
navigate ; to set sail. 

navis, is, f. A ship, vessel. 

ne, adv. and conj. Not, so that 
not, lest, in order that not; ne . . . 
quidem, not even. 

ne, inter, particle, enclitic. G. 
351, 1, note 1. Whether. 

ne, interj. Indeed, truly, ii. C. 3. 

Neapolitani, drum, m. pi. {Ne- 
apolis). The inhabitants of Neapolis 
or Naples. 

nee, conj. See nSque. 

necessario, adv. {necessarius) . 
By necessity, of necessity, necessa- 
rily. 

necessarius, a, um, adj. {necesse). 
Necessary, needful, indispensable ; 
unavoidable ; critical, pressing ; neces- 
sarius, u, m., a relative, kinsman, 
friend. 

necesse, adj., used only in nom. 
and ace. n. sing, {ne, not, cedo). 
Necessary, unavoidable, indispensa- 
ble. 



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355 



necessitas, atis, f. {necesse) . Xe- 
eessity, need. 

necessitudo, inis, f. {necesse). 
Relationship, intimacy, alliance, con- 
nection. 

nec-ne, adv. Or not. 

lieco, are, act, at urn, v. tr. To 
kill, put to death. 

ne-fandus, a, um, adj. (we, not, 
fari, to speak). Wicked, heinous, 
abominable, execrable, iv. C. 6. 

nefarie, adv. (nefarius). Wick- 
edly, execrably, abominably, hei- 
nously, ii. C. 1. 

nefarius, a, um, adj. (we, not, 
fas). Impious, abominable, wicked. 

negligenter,adv. {neghgens, from 
negligo). Xegligently, carelessly. 

negligo, ere, lexi, ledum, v. tr. 
{nee, lego). Xot to heed ; to neglect, 
disregard, slight. 

nego, are, act, atum, v. tr. To 
refuse, deny, decline; to say no or 
not, declare not. 

negotior, ari, atus sum, v. dep. 
{negotium). To trade, traffic, carry 
on business. 

negdtium, ii, n. (nee, otiurn). 
Business, occupation, affair ; difficulty, 
trouble, labor. 

nemo, inis, m. and f. G. 457, 2. 
(we, not, homo). Xo one, nobody. 

nempe, conj. (warn). Forsooth, 
namely, L. 3. 

nepos, btis, m. A grandson; a 
spendthrift, prodigal, ii. C. 4. 

nequam, adj. indecl. G. 159, I. ; 
165, 2. (ne, guis). Worthless, vile. 

ne-quaquam, adv. {quisquam). 
By no means, not at all. 

ne-que or nee, conj. and adv. (we, 
not) . And not, also not, but not, nor ; 
neque . . . neque, nee . . . nee, neither 
. . . nor. 

nequitia, ae, f. {nequam). Re- 
missness, negligence ; worthlessness, 
vileness, villany, ii. C. 5. 

nervus, i, m. A nerve, sinew ; j 
force, power, strength. 

ne-scio, ire, in or ii, itum,\.Xv. 



(we, not). Xot to know, to be igno- 
rant; nescio an (lit., I know not 
whether), perhaps, I am inclined to 
think ; nescio quis or qui, quae, quid 
or quod, some one, somebody, some- 
thing ; nescio quo modo, somehow 
or other, in some way. 

nescius, a, um, adj. (we, not, scio). 
Ignorant, unaware, D. 3. 

ne-ve, conj. (we, not, ve, or). And 
not, nor. 

nex, necis, f. G. 133, 5. (weco). A 
violent death, murder, slaughter, 
death. 

Xicaea, ae, f. A city in Bithyn- 
ia, Xice, D. 9. 

nihil, n. indecl., and nihil um, i, 
n. Xothing ; not, in no respect, not 
at all. 

nihil-d um, adv. Xot at all as yet, 
not yet, as yet not, iii. C. 3. 

nihilum, i, n. See nihil. 

Xilus, i, m. The river Xile, M. 9. 

ni-mirum, adv. {ni=ne, not). 
Without doubt, indisputably, doubt- 
less, M. 6. 

nimis, adv. Too much, too. 

nimium, adv. {nimius). Too, 
too much. 

nimius, a, um, adj. Beyond meas- 
ure, excessive, too great, too much. 

ni- si, conj. {ni= ne, not). If not, 
unless, except. 

nisus, a, um, part, from nitor. 

niteo, ere, ui, v. intr. To shine, 
be brilliant, ii. 0. 3. 

nitidus, a, um, adj. {niteo). Sleek, 
neat, spruce, ii. C. 10. 

nitor, i, nisus ovnixussum, v. dep. 
To rest upon, rely upon. 

nix, nivis, f. Snow. 

nixus, a, um, part, from nitor. 

nobilis, e, adj. (wosco). Known, 
distinguished, noted; high-born, of 
noble birth, noble. 

nobilitas, atis, f. {nobilis). Ce- 
lebrity, renown 

noeens, entis, part, and adj. {no- 
ceo). Injuring, guilty; subs., an of- 
fender, evil-doer. 



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ndceo, ere, ui, itum, v. intr. To 
harm, hurt, injure. 

nocturnus, a, um, adj. (nox). By 
night, nightly, in the night, nocturnal. 

nolo, nolle, nolui, v. tr. and intr. 
G. 293. (ne, not, volo). To be unwill- 
ing ; not to wish ; to refuse, object. 

n omen, Inis, n. (nosco). A name, 
title, designation ; suo nomine, on his 
own account, in his own name ; sine 
nomine, without signature. 

nominatim, adv. (nomino). By 
name, expressly. 

nomino, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(nomen). To name, call, call by 
name, mention. 

non, adv. Not, no; non nemo, 
some one. 

non-dum, adv.. Not yet. 

non-ne, inter, particle. G.351, 1, 
note 2. Not ? 

non -nihil, adv. Somewhat. 

non-nullus, a, um, adj. Some, a 
few, several. 

non-nunquam,adv. Sometimes, 
at times. 

nosco, ere, novi, notum, v. tr. G. 
297, I. 2. To know, learn, under- 
stand, become acquainted with. 

noster, tra, tmm, poss. pron. 
(nos). Our, ours. 

not a, ae, f. (nosco). A mark, 
brand, stamp ; reproach, disgrace. 

noto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (iiota). 
To mark, designate, note, i. C. 1. 

notus, a, um, part, and adj. (nos- 
co) . Known, familiar, manifest. 

novem, num. adj. indecl. Nine. 

November, bris, adj. (novem). 
Of November. 

novi. See nosco. 

novus, a, um, adj. New, strange, 
uncommon ; novae res, a revolution, 
i. C. 1. 

nox, noctis, f. Night. 

nudius tertius, adv. (nunc dies). 
Day before yesterday. 

nudus, a, um, adj. Naked, un- 
covered, bare ; unprotected, exposed ; 
without an outer garment. 



nullus, a, um, adj. G. 151. (ne, 
not, ullus). Not any, no, none, with- 
out any. 

num, inter, particle. G, 351, 1, 
note 3. Whether. 

Numantia, ae, f. A city in Spain 
captured by the younger Scipio Afri- 
canus, M. L. 20. 

numen, inis, n. (nuo, to nod). 
The divine will, power. 

numero, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(numerus) . To count, reckon, num- 
ber, account, recount. 

numerus, i, m. A number; rank, 
position ; enumeration. 

Numldicus, i, m. (Numida, a 
Numidian) . A cognomen of Q. Cae- 
cilius Metellus, given him for victo- 
ries over the Numidians, A. 3. 

nunc, adv. Now, at present. 

nunquam, adv. (ne, not, unquam). 
Never, at no time. 

nuntio, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (nun- 
tivs). To announce, report, make 
known. 

nuntius, ii, m. A messenger, 
courier ; message, news, tidings ; an 
order. 

ntiper, adv. (ndvus). Newly, re- 
cently, not long ago. 

nuptiae, arum, f. pi. (nubo, to 
marry). Marriage, wedding, nup- 
tials, i. C. 6. 

nutus, us, m. (nuo, to nod). A 
nod, will, pleasure, command. 

o. 

O, interj. O ! oh ! 

6b, prep, with ace. On account of, 
in consideration of, for. 

6b-edio, ire, ivi or ii, itum, v. intr. 
(audio). To obey, M. L. 16. 

ob-eo, ire, ii, Itum, v. intr. To go 
to or around ; to attend to ; to per- 
form, execute, do, accomplish. 

ob-fundo, ere, fudi, fusum, v. tr. 
To overspread, flood, fill, M. 4. 

obire. See dbeo. 



ob-jicio, ere, jeci, jectum, v. tr. 
(jacio). To throw, place, or set 
against ; to place in the way, offer, 
present. 

oblatus, a, um, part, from offero. 

ob-lecto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(Jacto, to entice). To delight, please. 

ob-ligo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (ligo, 
to bind). To oblige, place under ob- 
ligation ; to pledge, mortgage, ii. C. 5. 

ob-lino, ere, lew, lit ion, v. tr. (li- 
no, to smear). To besmear, bedaub, 
cover, ii. C. 5. 

oblitus, a, um, part, from obllno. 

oblitns,o,«m, part.from obllciscor. 

obllvio, onis, {.(obliviscor). For- 
getfulness, oblivion. 

obliviscor, i, oblitus sum , v. dep. 
To forget, lose all recollection of. 

db-6rior, iri, ortus sum, v. dep. 
G. 288, 2. (orior, to rise). To arise, 
spring up, appear, fall or shine upon. 

ob-ro?o, are, civi, atum, v. intr. 
To change, annul, invalidate, P. 9. 

ob-ruo, ere, mi, riitum, v. tr. To 
overwhelm, bury, hide, A. 10 ; se ob- 
ruere, to surfeit one's self, D. 9. 

obscure, adv. (obscurus). Ob- 
scurely, indistinctly, i. C. f . 

obscurltas. atis, f. (obscurus). 
Uncertainty, obscurity. 

obscuro, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(obscurus). To hide, conceal, ob- 
scure, cover. 

obscurus, a, um, adj. Obscure, 
unknown, secret, not generally 
known. 

ob-secro, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(scicro, to devote) . To implore, be- 
seech ; to entreat, conjure, supplicate. 

ob-secundo, are, an', atum, v. 
infer, (secundo, from secundus). To 
comply with, M. L. 16. 

obses, Id is, m. and f. (obsideo). A 
hostage, surety, pledge. 

ob-sideo, ere, sedi, sessum, v. tr. 
(sedfo, to sit). To sit down before, 
besiege, invest, blockade, beset; to 
watch for an opportunity, i. C. 10; 
to acquire. 
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357 



obsidio, onis, f. (obsideo). A 
siege, investment, blockade. 

ob-sisto, ere, stlti, stltum, v. intr. 
(sisto, to place, stand). To set one's 
self against ; to oppose, resist, with- 
stand ; to defeat. 

obsolesco, ere, dlevi, oletum, v. 
intr. incep. (obsoleo, to grow old) . To 
wear out, decay, grow obsolete, lose 
force, M. L. 17. 

ob-sto, are, stlti, statum, v. intr. 
To withstand, thwart, hinder, op- 
pose, check. 

ob-strepo, ere, id, itum, v. tr. 
(strcpo, to rattle). To resound 
against, (of sounds) to drown, M. 3. 

obstupefacio, ere, feci, factum, 
v. tr. (obstiipesco, facio) . To stupefy, 
overpower, astound, amaze. 

ob-stupesco, ere, stupid, v. intr. 
(stupesco, to become astonished) . To 
be or become stupefied, amazed, over- 
powered. 

ob-sum, esse, fid, v. intr. To be 
prejudicial; to injure, iii. C. 12. 

ob-tempero, are, avi, atum, v. 
intr. To comply with, conform to, 
submit to, obey. 

ob-tlueo, ere, id, tentum, v. tr. 
(teneo) . To hold, possess, retain ; to 
maintain, show ; to gain, acquire, ob- 
tain. 

ob-tingo, ere, tigi, v. intr. (tango) . 
To fall to one's lot, befall, happen, 
take place, occur, iv. C. 2. 

ob-trecto, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
(tracto). To oppose, decry, M. L. S. 

obtuli. See offero. 

occasio, onis, f. (occldo). An 
occasion, opportunity, favorable mo- 
ment. 

occasus, us, m. (occldo). A fall, 
downfall. 

occideus, entis, m. (part, from 
occldo, sc. sol). The west. 

occldo, ere, cldi, cisum, x. tr. (o6, 
caedo, to cut) . To cut down, kill, slay. 

occldo, ere, cldi, casum, v. intr. 
(ob, cddo). To fall or go down; to 
perish, die, be lost. 



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occludo, ere, si, sum, v. tr. (ob, 
claudo). To close, shut, iv. C. 8. 

occulte, adv. (occultus). Secretly, 
privatfly. 

occulto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. freq. 
(occiilo, to hide). To hide, conceal, 
secrete. 

occultus, a, um, adj. (occiilo, to 
hide). Hidden, concealed, secret. 

occupo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(ob, cdpio). To take possession of, 
seize, occupy ; to invade, invest. 

occurro, ere, curri, cursum,v.mt\\ 
(ob, curro, to run). To run to meet; 
to meet, come to, go to, arrive; to 
engage in; to oppose, counteract; to 
occur, present itself. 

Oceanus, i, m. The ocean. 

Octavius, ii, m. The name of a 
distinguished Roman family, A. 3 ; 
Cn. Octavius, consul 87 b. c, iii. C.10. 

oculus, i, m. An eye. 

odi, odisse, v. tr. G. 297, 1. To 
hate, detest. 

odiosus, a, um, adj. (odium). 
Odious, unpleasant, vexatious, trou- 
blesome, P. 11. 

odium, ii, n. (odi). Hatred, an- 
imosity, enmity, displeasure. 

offendo, ere, di, sum, v. tr. and 
intr. To offend, err, give offence ; to 
hurt, harm, wound. 

offensio, onis, f. (offendo). An 
offence ; displeasure, aversion ; dis- 
aster. 

offensus, a, um, pai't. and adj. 
(offendo). Offended, displeased, P. 
12; offensive, displeasing, odious, 
i. C. 7. 

off ero, ferre, obtilli, oblatum, v. tr. 
(ob, fero) . To bring before, present, 
offer. 

officium, ii, n. A service, kind- 
ness, favor ; office, employment, bus- 
iness, duty, obligation. 

oliui, adv. Formerly, long ago, 
already for a long time, A. 9. 

omen, Inis, a. An omen, i. C. 13. 

dmitto, ere, misi, missum, v. tr. 
(ob, mitto). To let go, ict fall; to 



lay aside, not to use ; to neglect, dis- 
regard. 

omnlno, adv. (omnis). Altogeth- 
er, at all, entirely, wholly, utterly. 

omnis, e, adj. All, every, the 
whole, complete. 

onus, eris, n. A load, burden, 
freight, cargo. 

opera, ae, f. (dpus, eris). Pains, 
exertion, labor; operae pretium est, 
it is worth while ; care, attention ; aid, 
service, means, agency; operae, pi., 
workmen, P. 5. 

Opimius, ii, m. L. Opimius, con- 
sul and dictator, 121 B.C., i. C. 2. 

opimus, a, um, adj. (ops). Rich, 
fruitful, fertile, M. L. 6. 

opinio, onis, f. (opinor). Opinion, 
supposition, belief, conjecture ; expec- 
tation. 

opinor, dri, dtus sum, v. dep. To 
think, suppose, imagine, conjecture. 

opitulor, dri, dtus sum, v. dep. 
(ops, tulo = fero). To aid, help, as- 
sist, succor, A. 1. 

oportet, ere, uit, v. impers. It is 
necessary, needful, proper, becom- 
ing ; one must, ought. 

oppeto, ere, ivi or ii, Uum, v. tr. 
fob, peto). To meet, encounter. 

oppidum, i, n. A town, walled 
town. 

oppono, ere, pdsui, pdsitum, v. tr. 
(ob, pond). To set or place against ; 
to oppose, place opposite ; to present. 

opportiinltas, dtis, f. (opportu- 
nus). Fitness, convenience ; favora- 
ble situation, fortunate circumstance, 
advantage. 

opportunus, a, um, adj. Fit, suit- 
able. 

oppdsitus, ms, m. (oppono). A 
placing before, opposing, interposi- 
tion, protection, M. 10. 

opprimo, ere, pressi, pressum, v. 
tr. (ob, premo). To pi*ess against, 
press down ; to oppress, overpower, 
crush, distress ; to surprise, fall upon, 
seize, overtake. 

oppugno, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 



OPS— PACO 



339 



(ob, pugno). To fight against, op- 
pose, resist; to attack, assault, be- 
siege, storin. 

ops, opis, f. G. 133, 1. Power, 
strength, aid, assistance, help; dpes, 
pi., means, wealth, resources, sup- 
ports, interests ; authority, influence. 

Ops, Opis, f. (ops). The goddess 
of riches, P. 7. 

optatus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(opto). "Wished, desired, agreeable, 
pleasant, dear, desirable. 

optimas, atis, m. and f. (opti- 
mus) . One of the best men, an aris- 
tocrat; pi, the chief men, the aris- 
tocracy, i. C. 3. 

optlme, adv., sup. of bene. Best, 
most excellently, in the best manner, 
very well. 

optimus, a, um, adj., sup. of bonus. 
Very good, best, most excellent. 

opto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To se- 
lect, choose ; to desire, hope, wish. 

opus, en's, n. Work, labor; art; 
a military work or structure ; a deed, 
action, performance ; mag no opere, 
greatly ; quanto opere, how greatly, 
how much ; tanto opere, so greatly. 

opus, n. indecl. Need, necessity ; 
opus est, it is necessary. 

ora, ae, f. The margin, coast, 
border ; ora maritima, the sea-coast. 

oratio, onis, f. (oro) . A speaking, 
speech, language, harangue, oration, 
words. 

orator, oris,m. (oro). A speaker, 
orator. 

orbis, is, m. A circle ; orbis ter- 
rae or terrarum, the world, the,earth, 
i. C. 1. 

ordior, iri, orsus sum, v. dep. To 
begin, set about, commence, M. 11. 

ordo, inis, m. A row or series, 
order; rank, class, degree, body. 

oriens, entis, m. (part, from orior, 
to rise, sc. sol). The quarter where 
the sun rises, the east, iii. C. 8. 

ornamentum, i, n. (orno). An 
ornament, decoration, distinction, 
honor; equipment. 



ornate, adv. (ornatus). Grace- 
fully, elegantly, M. L. 17. 

ornatus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(orno). Furnished, equipped, fitted 
out, possessed of, provided with ; 
honorable. 

orno, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To fit 
out, furnish, equip ; to adorn, honor, 
distinguish, celebrate. 

oro, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (os). To 
speak, beseech, entreat, implore, pray, 
beg. 

orsus, a, um, part, from ordior. 

ortus, us, m. (orior, to rise). The 
rising. 

6s, oris, n. The mouth ; the face, 
countenance, feature. 

ostendo, ere, di, sum and turn, 
v. tr. (ob, tendo). To show, disclose, 
exhibit, manifest, prove ; to tell, de- 
clare, make known, say. 

ostento, are, avi, atum, v. tr. freq. 
(ostendo). To show freqxiently, ex- 
hibit, show, display, make a show or 
demonstration of. 

Ostiensis, e, adj. (Ostia). Of or 
at Ostia, the port of Rome at the 
mouth of the Tiber, M. L. 12. 

ostium, ii, n. (os). A mouth, en- 
trance ; Oceani ostium, the Straits of 
Gibraltar, M. L. 12. 

otidsus, a, um, adj. (otium). At 
peace, quiet, peaceful, peaceable, off 
one's guard, i. C. 10. 

otium, ii, n. Leisure, rest, repose, 
tranquillity, quiet, retired life. 

P. 

P. Abbr. for Publius. 

pacatus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(paco). Pacified, peaceful, subdued, 
reduced to subjection, quiet, calm. 

paciscor, i, pactus sum, v. dep. 
To covenant, agree upon, appoint. 

paco, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (pax). 
To bring into a state of peace and 
tranquillity, tranquillize; to pacify; 
+o «ubdue, subjugate. 



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pactum, i, n. (pdciscor). An 
agreement, compact ; manner, way. 

pactus, a, um, part, from pango ; 
also from pdciscor. 

paene, adv. Almost, nearly. 

paenitet, ere, uit, v. impers. ( pu- 
nio ) . It causes regret, makes repent ; 
me paenitet, I repent. 

palam, adv. Openly, publicly. 

Palatium, ii, n. The Palatium, 
or Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills 
of Rome, i. C. 1. 

palma, ae, f. The palm, token 
of victory or superiority ; glory, hon- 
or, P. 15. 

Pamphylia, ae, f. Pamphylia, a 
country of Asia Minor north of the 
Mediterranean, M. L. 12. 

pango, ere, pepigi, pactum, v. tr. 
To fix, determine, agree upon, i. C. 9. 

Pansa, ae, m. C. Vibius Pansa, 
consul 43 b. c, L. 1. 

Papius, a,um, adj. (Papius). Of 
or belonging to a Papius, Papian ; 
lex Papia, the law originated by the 
tribune C. Papius, which required 
the removal of all foreigners from 
Rome, A. 5. 

par, pdris, adj. Equal, like, sim- 
ilar. 

paratus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(paro). Prepared, equipped, pro- 
vided, furnished ; ready, willing. 

parco, ere, peperci or parsi, par- 
citum or parsum, v. intr. (parens, 
sparing). To spare, not to injure; to 
preserve. 

parens, entis, m. and f. (pdrio). 
A father or a mother, parent. 

parentalia, ivm, n. pi. (parens). 
Festivals in honor of deceased rela- 
tives, P. 6. 

parento, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
(parens) . To make offerings in honor 
of the dead; impers. pass., P. 6. 

pareo, ere, ui, itum, v. intr. To 
obey, comply with, submit to. 

paries, pdrietis, m. A wall, wall 
of a house, house-wall. 

pario, ere, p'eperi, partum, v. tr. 



To bring forth, bear ; to gain, acquh-e, 
procure ; to accomplish, occasion. 

paro, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
prepare, provide, furnish. 

parrlcida, ae, m. and f. A parri- 
cide, murderer, assassin, i. C. 12. 

parricldium, ii, n. (parricida). 
Murder, destruction; treason, l'ebel- 
lion. 

pars, partis, f. A part, portion, 
share ; place, direction, region ; party, 
side. 

partlceps, ipis, m. and f. (pars, 
cdpio). A participant, sharer. 

partim, adv. (pars.) Partly, in 
part ; partim . . . partim, either . . . 
or, some . . . others. 

partus, a, um, part, from pdrio. 

par urn, minus, minime,a,dv. Lit 
tie, too little, not enough. 

parvulus, a, um, adj. G. 332 • 
(parvus). Small, slight, unimpor- 
tant, little, young. 

parvus, a, um, minor, minimus, 
adj. Small, slight, insignificant, un- 
important, narrow. 

passus, a, um, part, from pdtior. 

passus, us, m. (panclo, to spread). 
A step, pace. 

pastio, dnis, f. (pasco, to feed). 
Pasture, pasturage, M. L. 6. 

pastor, oris, m. (pasco, to feed). 
A shepherd, iii. C. 6. 

pate-f acio, ere, feci, factum, v. 
tr. (pateo). To throw open, open; 
to make known, disclose, bring to 
light. 

pateo, ere, ui, v. intr. To be 
open, exposed. 

pater, tris, m. A father; pater 
familias, G. 126, the father of a fam- 
ily, father; pdtres, pi., fathers, fore- 
fathers, ancestors ; patres conscripti, 
conscript fathers, the customary ap- 
pellation of the senators. 

patiens, entis, adj. (potior). Pa- 
tient, L. 8. 

patientia, ae, f. (patior). Pa- 
tience, endurance. 

patior, i, passus sum, v. dep. To 



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361 



suffer, support, bear, endure ; to al- 
low, permit. 

patria, ae, f. (patrius). Native 
country, country, one's country, i.C. 7. 

patricius, a, um, adj. (patres). 
Pertaining to the patres or senators, 
patrician ; patricius, ii, in., a patri- 
cian, a person of senatorial rank, one 
of the "Roman nobility, ii. C. 12. 

patrlmonium, ii, n. (pater). 
Patrimony, ancestral estate, inher- 
itance, ii. C. 5. 

patrius, a, um, adj. (pater). 
Fatherly, ancestral, paternal. 

pauci, ae, a, adj. Pew, not many. 

paulisper, adv. (paulus, little, 
per) . For a little while, for a short 
time. 

PauIIus, i, m. L. Aemilius Paul- 
lus, who conquered, 16S B.C., Perses, 
King of Macedonia, iv. C. 10. 

paulo, adv. (paulus, little). A 
little, somewhat. 

paululum, i, n. (paululus, little). 
A little, a very little. 

pallium, adv. (paulus, little). A 
little, somewhat. 

pax, pads, f. G. 133, 5. Peace, 
tranquillity, quiet; pace tua, with 
your permission. 

pecco, are, avi, atum, v. infer. To 
transgress, err, offend, do injustice. 

pecto, ere, pexi, pexum,x. tr. To 
comb, ii. (J. 10. 

pectus, oris, n. The breast; the 
mind. 

pecu, dat. pecia, n. (gen. sing. 
not used). G 116. Cattle; a 
herd, flock, M. L. 6. 

pecuarius, it, m. {pecu). A 
breeder of cattle, grazier, D. 9. 

pecunia, ae, f. ( pecus) . Property, 
riches; money, a sum of money; 
banking, M. L. 7. 

pecus, iidis, f. A single head of 
cattle ; a brute. 

pedester, tris, tre, adj. (pes) . On 
foot ; pedestres copiae, infantry,iii.C 4. 

Peium, ii, n. The name of a cas- 
tle of Deiotarus, D. 6. 



pejor, us, adj., comp. of tyidlus. 
Worse. 

pejus, adv., comp. of male. 
Worse. 

pello, ere, pepuli, pulsum, v. tr. 
To drive out or away, expel ; to rout, 
drive back, discomfit ; to overpower, 
conquer. 

Penates, ium, m. pi. The Pena- 
tes, guardian deities of the household 
and of the state, iv. C. 9 ; dii penates, 
the Penates, household gods, D. 3. 

pendeo, ere, pependi, v. infer. To 
hang, rest, or depend upon, M. 7. 

penetro, are, art, atum, v. tr. and 
infer. To enter, penetrate, reach. 

penltus, adv. Deeply, far within, 
inmost ; exclusively. 

pensito, are, art, atum, v. tr. freq. 
(penso, to weigh). To pay, M. L. 6. 

pependi. See pendeo. 

peperci. See parco. 

peperi. See pario. 

pepuli. See pello. 

per, prep, with ace. Through. 
I. Of space : through, over, through 
the midst of. II. Of time : during, 
through, throughout, for the space of. 
III. Of other relations : through, 
by means of, by, through the agency 
of ; per me, by my own efforts, i. C. 5 ; 
so far as I am concerned, L. 8 ; in 
imprecations, by; per deos, by the 
gods ! in composition, frequently, 
very, exceedingly. 

per-adolescens, entis, adj. Very 
young. 

per-agro, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(dger) . To go through,travel through, 
M. 2. 

per-brevis, e, adj. Very brief, 
very short, M. L. 6. 

per-cello, ere, cicli, culsum, v. tr. 
(cello, to impel). To smite, cast 
down, overthrow, ruin, destroy. 

per-clpio, ere, cepi, ceptum, v. tr. 
(capio). To take fully, receive, ac- 
quire, obtain; to perceive, learn, 
hear, hear of, comprehend. 

per-cutio, ere, cussi, cussum, v. 



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tr. (qudtio, to shake). To strike 
through, strike. 

perditus, a, um, adj. (perdo). 
Lost, abandoned, bad, ruined ; per- 
ditae res, criminal enterprises, iii. 
C. 7. 

perdo, ere, didi, ditum, v. tr. To 
destroy, ruin ; to lose. 

per-duco, ere, duxi, ductum, v. tr. 
To lead, bring, or conduct through ; 
to convey, lead, bring. 

perduint, pres. subj. 3 pi. from 
perdo. G. 240, 3 ; D. 7. 

peregrlnor, dri, dtus sum, v. dep. 
(peregrinus). To go abroad, travel. 

peregrinus, a, urn, adj. (pereger, 
abroad). Foreign, provincial, A. 10. 

per-eo, ire, ii, itum, v. intr. To 
pass away, perish, be destroyed or 
lost. 

perfectio, onis, f. (perficio). A 
completion, perfecting, accomplish- 
ment, M. 8. 

perfectus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(perficio). Finished, perfect, com- 
plete, excellent, M. L. 13. 

per-fero, fcrre, tiili, latum, v. tr. 
To bear or carry through ; to bring, 
convey; to endure, suffer, undergo, 
bear. 

per-ficio, ere, feci, fectum, v. tr. 
(fdcio) . To finish, execute, achieve, 
complete, perfect; to bring to pass, 
accomplish, cause, effect. 

per-fringo, ere, fregi, fr actum, 
v. tr. (frango). To break through, 
burst through, force one's way 
through. 

per-fruor, i, fructus sum, v. dep. 
To enjoy, enjoy fully. 

perfugium, ii, n. (per-fugio). A 
place of refuge, shelter, refuge, re- 
sort. 

per-fungor, i, functus sum, v. 
dep. To fulfil, perform ; to endure, 
go through with, reach the close of, 
M. 10. 

per-go, ere, perrexi, perrectum, 
v. intr. (rego). To go on, continue, 
proceed, advance. 



per-horresco, ere, horrui, v. tr. 
(horresco, to shudder). To shudder 
at, contemplate with horror, iv. C. 6. 

periclltor, dri, dtus sum, v. dep. 
(periculum) . To make a trial of; to 
be in peril, be exposed to danger. 

perlciilosus, a, um, adj. (peric- 
alum). Full of danger, dangerous, 
perilous, hazardous. 

periculum, i, n. A trial, attempt, 
experiment; risk, danger, peril, haz- 
ard ; a case, trial in court, suit, law- 
suit. 

per-inde, adv. Exactly, in the 
same manner, just as, M. 4. 

per-Iniquus, a, um, adj. Very 
unfair, very unjust, M. L. 22. 

perltus, a, um, adj. Experienced, 
skilled, acquainted with. 

per-magnus, a, um, adj. Very 
great. 

per-maneo, ere, mansi, mansum, 
v. intr. To remain, stay, continue, 
endure, persist. 

per-mitto, ere, misi, missum, v. 
tr. To send through, cast, hui'l ; to 
give up, concede, surrender; to in- 
trust, commit; to allow, suffer, per- 
mit. 

per-modestus, a, um, adj. Very 
modest, ii. C. 6. 

permoleste, adv. (per-molestus) . 
With much trouble or difficulty ; per- 
moleste ferre, to be much vexed or 
disturbed at, P. 15. 

per-moveo, ere, movi, motum, v. 
tr. To move deeply, stir up, excite ; 
to induce, influence, persuade, prevail 
upon ; to arouse, affect. 

permultum, adv. (permultus). 
Very much, M. L. 18. 

per-multus, a, um, adj. Very 
much, very many, in great numbers, 
ii. C. 10. 

pernicies, ei, f. (per-neco). De- 
struction, ruin, disaster, calamity, 
mischief. 

perniciosus, a, um, adj. (per- 
nicies). Dangerous, traitorous; de- 
structive, ruinous, baneful. 



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per-nocto, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
(nox) . To pass the night, A. 7. 

per-parvus, a, um, adj. Veiy 
small, slight, D. 3. 

perpetuus, a, um, adj. Constant, 
uninterrupted, perpetual, continual, 
continuous ; in perpetuum, forever. 

per-saepe, adv. Very often, very 
frequently, i. C. 7. 

pei -scribo, ere, psi, ptimx, v. tr. 
To write out, record, describe, report. 

per-sequor, i, secutus sum, v. dep. 
To follow perseveriugly, follow up ; 
to pursue, press upon; to proceed 
against, prosecute, punish ; to avenge ; 
to perform, execute, accomplish. 

Perses, ae (ace. Persem, M. L.18), 
m. The last king of Macedonia, iv. 
C. 10 ; M. L. 18. 

perseverantia, ae, f. (persevero, 
to persevere). Perseverance, stead- 
fastness, constancy, M. L. 24. 

persona, ae, f. A person, char- 
acter, A. 2. 

per-splcio, ere, spexi, spectum, 
v. tr. (specio, to look). To see or 
look through; to examine, inspect; 
to perceive, obseiwe, behold, ascer- 
tain. 

per-suadeo, ere, si, sum, v. tr. 
To convince, persuade, prevail upon. 

per-terreo, ere, ui, ttum, v. tr. 
(terreo, to frighten). To frighten 
greatly, terrify. 

pertimesco, ere, timid, v. intr. 
mcep.(per-timeo) . To become great- 
ly alarmed, to fear greatly. 

pertinacia,«e,f. (pertinax). Ob- 
stinacy, pertinacity. 

per-tlnax, acts, adj. (teneo). Ob- 
stinate, pertinacious, stubborn, L. 6. 

per-tlneo, ere, ui, tentum, v. intr. 
(teneo). To stretch out; to extend 
to, reach ; to aim at, tend ; to pertain 
to, concern, relate, belong to. 

perturbatio, dms, f. (perturbo). 
Confusion, embarrassment, disturb- 
ance. 

per-turbo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(turbo, to disturb). To throw into 



confusion or disorder, agitate ; to con- 
fuse, mislead, disturb, discompose, 
embarrass. 

per-vado, ere, si, sum , v. tr. and 
intr. (vado, to go). To spread 
through, penetrate, pervade ; to reach, 
arrive at. 

pervagatus, a, um, adj. (per-va- 
gor). Wide-spread, well-known. 

per-venio, ire, vent, ventum, v. 
intr. To come to, arrive at, reach, 
attain. 

pes, pedis, m. The foot; a foot 
(as a measure) ; a pedibus, from the 
service of, D. 1. 

pessime. See male. 

pessimus, a, um. See malus. 

pestis, is t f. Destruction, ruin, 
death ; a pest, curse, bane. 

petitio, onis, f. (peto). A thrust, 
blow, attack, i. C. 6. 

peto, ere, ivi or ii, itum, v. tr. To 
repair to, go to, direct one's course 
to ; to attack, assail ; to aim at, ask, 
seek, demand, solicit; to seek to ob- 
tain, strive after. 

petulantia, ae, f. (petulans, wan- 
ton) . Wantonness, boldness, vicious- 
ness, ii. C. 11. 

pexus, a, um, part, from pecto. 

Pharnaces, is, m. The son of 
Mithridates, and King of the Bospo- 
rus, D. 5. 

Pharsallcus, a, um, adj. (Phar- 
salus). Of Pharsalus, a city of Thes- 
saly whei-e Caesar defeated Pompey, 
Pharsalian, L. 3. 

Phldippus, i, m. Phidippus, a 
slave, physician of Deiotarus, D. 6. 

Philippicus, a, um, adj. (Philip- 
pus). Of or belonging to Philip, 
Philippic ; oratio Philippica, see foot- 
note, p. 292. 

Philippus, i, m. Philip V., King 
of Macedonia, conquered by the Ro- 
mans 196 B. c, M. L. 6 ; L. Marcius 
Philippus, consul 91 b. c, M. L. 21. 

philosophic, i, m. A philosc 
pher, A. 11. 

Picenus, a, um, adj. (Picenunx). 



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Picene, of Picenum, a district in the 
eastern part of Italy, ii. C. 3. 

pie, adv. {plus, dutiful). Duti- 
fully, loyally, affectionately, L. 11. 

pietas, atis, f. (pins, dutiful). 
Dutiful conduct, piety, devotion; loy- 
alty ; fraternal affection, M. 4. 

pignus, oris, n. A pledge, P. 2. 

pila, ae, f. A ball; ball-playing, 
the game of ball, A. 6. 

pinguis, e, adj. Fat; rude, dull, 
gross, A. 10. 

Piso, onis, hi. L. Calpurnius Piso, 
father-in-law of Caesar, P. 4. 

Pius, ii, in. The surname of 
Q. Caecilius Metellus, the son of Q. 
Caecilius Metellus Nuniidicus, A. 3. 

placeo, ere, ui, itum, v. intr. To 
please, be acceptable to, satisfy; to 
seem good, be resolved on, be ordered, 
be decided. 

placo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
appease, reconcile, propitiate, please. 

plane, adv. ( planus, plain) . Plain- 
ly, clearly, distinctly, undisguisedly ; 
entirely, completely. 

plaudo, ere, si, sum, v. intr. To 
applaud, greet with applause, D. 12. 

plausus, us, m. (plaudo). Ap- 
plause, D. 12. 

plebs, plebis, f. The commons or 
common people, as distinguished from 
the patricians, those of senatorial 
rank, and from the knights. 

plenus, a, um, adj. (pleo, to fill). 
Pull, entire, complete, whole. 

jtlerumque, adv. (plerusque). For 
the most part, mostly, commonly, 
very often. 

plerusque, tique, umque, adj., rare 
in sing, (plerus, very many). The 
most, very - many, a great part. 

Plotius, ii, m. L. Plotius, a Ro- 
man orator and rhetorician, A. 9. 

plurimum, adv., sup. of multum. 
Very much, especially, exceedingly. 

plurimus, a, um, adj., sup. of 
multus, rare in sing. The most, the 
greatest number, very many ; quam 
plurimi, as many as possible, i. C. 5. 



plus, pluris, adj., oomp. of multus. 
G. 165, 1. More; several. 

plus, adv., comp. of multum. 
More. 

poena, ae, f. A fine, punishment, 
penalty, satisfaction, expiation. 

Poeni, drum, m. pi. The Cartha- 
ginians, M. L. 6. 

poeta, ae, m. (a Greek word). A 
poet. 

polio, Ire, ivi or ii, Itum, v. tr. 
To polish, finish nicely, A. 12. 

pdlitus, a, um, part, from polio. 

polliceor, eri, itus sum, v. dep. 
To promise, offer. 

Pompeius, ii, m. Cn. Pompeius 
Magnus, the celebrated Roman gen- 
eral and statesman ; Pompey. 

Pompeius, a, um, adj. (Pompe- 
ius). Of Pompey, Pompeian; leges 
Pompeiae, laws proposed by Pompey. 

Pomptinus, i, m. C. Pomptinus, 
a praetor under Cicero, iii. C. 2. 

pondus, eris, n. (pendo, to weigh). 
Weight, burden. 

pono, ere, posui, posUum, v. tr. 
To put, place, set, lay, repose ; castra 
ponere, to pitch a camp, encamp ; to 
take off, lay aside, lay down. 

pons, pontis, m. A bridge. 

pontifex, icis, m. A high priest, 
pontiff; their chief or president was 
called pontifex maxlmus, i. C. 1. 

Pontus, i, m. An important 
country in Asia Minor, south of the 
Euxine Sea. 

popina, ae, f. An eating-house, 
cook-shop, ii. C. 2. 

popularis, e, adj. (popUlus). Pop- 
ular, devoted to the people, acceptable 
to the people ; belonging or pertain- 
ing to the populares or democratic 
party ; see note on p. 41, 1. 7. 

popiilus, i, m. A people, nation ; 
the common people, A. 10. 

porrigo, ere, rexi, rectum, v. tr. 
{pro, rego). To stretch out, reach 
out, extend ; to offer. 

porro, adv. Furthermore, more- 
over. 



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porta, ae, f. A gate, entrance, 
passage. 

portus, us, m. A harbor, port; 
the place at which import duties are 
paid; hence, import duties, M. L. 6. 

positus, a, urn, part, and adj. 
(pono). Situated, placed, lying. 

possessio, onis, f. (possideo, to 
possess). A possessing, possession; 
property, estate. 

possum, posse, potui, v. intr. G. 
290, n. (potis, able, sum). To be 
able, can ; to have influence or power ; 
to avail, be able to accomplish ; plu- 
rimum posse, to be -very powerful, 
have very great influence, M. L. 15. 

post, adv. After, afterwards ; post 
quam, after that, after. 

post, prep, with aec. After, both 
of space and time ; behind ; since. 

post-ea, adv. (is). Afterwards, 
after this, later, subsequently ; postea 
quam, after that, after. 

postea-quam, adv. After that, 
after. 

posteritas, atis, f. (posterus). 
Posterity, futurity, the future ; in 
posteritatem, for the future, i. C. 9. 

posterus, a, urn, adj. G. 163, 3. 
(post). Coming after, following, 
next ensuing ; posterum, i, n., the 
future ; in posterum, for the future, 
into the future; posteri, drum, m. 
pi., coming generations, descendants, 
posterity. 

post-hac, adv. {hie). Hereafter, 
after this, in future. 

postremo, adv. (postremus). At 
last, finally. 

postremus, a, um, adj., sup. of 
posterus. The last, in the rear, hind- 
most. 

postridie, adv. ( = postero die). 
On the following day, the day after, 
the next day. 

postulatio, onis, f. (postulo). A 
demand, request, L. 6. 

postulo, are, art, atum, v. tr. To 
demand, ask, request. 

posui. See pono. 



poteus, entis, adj.( possum). Able, 
powerful, influential, mighty, strong. 

poteutia, ae, f. (potens) . Power, 
ability, might, influence, authority, 
political power. 

potestas, atis, f. (possum). Abil- 
ity, power, legal power, right ; leave, 
permission. 

potio, onis, f. (poto, to drink). 
Drink, draught, D. 6. 

potior, Iri, itussum, v. dep. (potis, 
able) . To become master of, acquire, 
gain, get, obtain. 

potius, comp., sup. potissime and 
potissimum, adv. (potis, able) . Rath- 
er, in preference, sooner. 

potui. See possum. 

prae, prep, with abl. Before ; 
prae seferre, to acknowledge openly ; 
in comparison with ; for, on account 
of, because of, by reason of. 

prae-beo, ere, ui, Uum, v. tr. 
(liabeo). To hold forth, reach out; 
to offer, extend, present; to show, 
exhibit ; to give, furnish, supply, af- 
ford. 

prae-ceps, cipitis, adj. (caput). 
Head foremost, headlong, hasty, 
precipitate ; headstrong, obstinate. 

praeceptum, i, n. (praectpio). 
An order, direction, command; ad- 
vice, counsel, precept. 

prae-cipio, ere, cepi, ceptum, v. tr. 
(capio). To take beforehand; to 
give orders, prescribe, admonish, ad- 
vise, direct, instruct. 

praeclpue, adv. (praecipuus). 
Especially, principally, chiefly. 

praecipuus, a, um, adj. (prae- 
cipio). Particular, especial, extraor- 
dinary, peculiar. 

prae-clarus, a, um, adj. Remark- 
able, extraordinary, excellent, distin- 
guished. 

praeco, onis, m. A herald. 

praeconium, it, n. (praeco). A 
heralding, publishing, proclaiming, 
celebrating, A. 9. 

prae-curro, ere, ciXcurri or curri, 
cur sum, v. intr. (curro, to run) . To 



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ran before, hasten ; to surpass, excel, 
outstrip. 

praeda, ae, f. Property taken in 
war, booty, plunder, spoil. 

praedator, oris, m. {praeda). A 
robber, plunderer, ii. C. 9. 

praedicatio, onis, f. {praedico). 
Mention, assertion, statement; praise, 
commendation. 

prae-dico, are, am, atum, v. tr. 
{dlco, to proclaim) . To make known, 
proclaim, declare, say, tell, affirm, 
report, protest ; to call ; to celebrate, 
speak of; to vaunt, boast. 

prae-dico, ere, dixi, dictum, v. tr. 
To say or state first or beforehand, to 
premise, iv. C. 3 ; to foretell, predict, 
i. C. 4. 

prae-ditus, a, urn, adj. {do) . En- 
dowed, gifted, or provided with, pos- 
sessed of, A. 5. 

praedium, ii, n. An estate, ii.C8. 

praedo, onis, m. {praeda). A 
robber; a pirate, corsair, M. L. 11. 

praefectura, ae, f. {praefectus) . 
An Italian city governed by a Roman 
prefect {praefectus), a prefecture, 
iii. C. 2. 

praefectus, /, m. ( praeficio) . An 
overseer, leader, commander, prefect. 

prae-fero, ferre, tali, latum, v. 
tr. To bear before ; to prefer, choose 
rather, esteem more. 

prae-ficio, ere, feci, fectum, v. 
tr. {fdcio). To set over; to place in 
authority over, appoint to the com- 
mand of. 

prae-flnio, ire, lei or ii, itum, 
v. tr. {finis) . To determine, fix, ap- 
point, prescribe, P. 8. 

prae-mitto, ere, misi, missum, v. 
tr. To send before, send ahead or in 
advance. 

praemium, ii, n. {prae, emo, to 
take). Profit, advantage; reward, 
distinction. 

Praeneste, is, n. and f. Prae- 
neste, a town in Latium south-east 
of Rome, now Palestrina. 

prae-pono, ere, posui, posltum, 



v. tr. To put or set before ; to place 
in command of, appoint over. 

prae-scribo, ere, psi, ptum, v. tr. 
To write before, place before in writ- 
ing; to direct, order, appoint, com- 
mand, prescribe. 

praesens, entis, adj. {praesum). 
Present, in person. 

praesentia, ae, f. {praesens). 
The present ; presence. 

prae-sentio, ire, sensi, sensum, 
v. tr. To feel or perceive before- 
hand, foresee, observe, look forward. 

praesertim, adv. {prae, sero, 
to join). Especially, particularly, 
chiefly. 

prae-sideo, ere, sedi, sessum, v. 
intr. {sedeo, to sit). To preside over ; 
to guard, protect, defend, iv. C. 2. 

praesidium, ii, n. {praesideo). 
A defence, protection, help, assist- 
ance, support, aid, security ; a guard, 
garrison, force. 

praestans, antis, part, and adj. 
{praesto, are). Standing before, ex- 
celling ; eminent, conspicuous, pre- 
eminent, superior, excellent, distin- 
guished, extraordinary. 

praesto, adv. Present, at hand, 
ready. 

prae-sto, are, stiti, stitum and 
statum, v. tr. and intr. To stand 
before, surpass, excel, be superior to ; 
to discharge, accomplish, perform, 
carry into effect; to show, exhibit, 
evince, manifest ; to keep, preserve ; 
to guarantee, vouch for. 

praestdlor, ari, atus sum, v. dep. 
{praesto, adv.) To await, wait for. 

prae-sum, esse, fui, v. intr. To 
be before, be in command of, have 
the charge of, preside over. 

praeter, prep, with ace. {prae). 
Past, by, beyond ; except, beside ; 
contrary to, against. 

praeter-ea, adv. {is). Besides, 
beyond this, moreover. 

praeter-eo, ire, ii, itum, v. tr. 
To go or pass by, omit, pass over, 
neglect. 



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praeterltus, a, um, adj. {prae- 
tereo). Past, gone by, departed. 

praeter-mitto, ere, misi, missum, 
v. tr. To let go, pass over, omit, 
make no mention of, pass by, over- 
look. 

praeter-quam, adv. Beyond, be- 
sides, except. 

praetexta, ae, f. {praetexo, to 
border). The toga praetexta or toga 
bordered with purple, the garment 
worn by children; in praetexta, in 
boyhood, ii. C 2. 

praetextatus, a, um, adj. {prae- 
texta). Clad in the toga praetexta; 
a youth, A. 3. 

praetor, oris, m. {prae,eo). A 
praetor, a magistrate next in rank to 
the consul. 

praetorius, a, um, adj. {praetor). 
Relating to the praetor, praetorian; 
praetoria provincia, a province gov- 
erned by a praetor, P. 8. 

praetiira, ae, f. {praetor). The 
office of praetor, praetorship, iii. C. 6. 

pravltas, atis, f. {pravus, per- 
verse). Depravity, pervcrscness. 

preces, um, f. pi., rare in sing. 
Requests, prayers, entreaties, impre- 
cations. 

precor, art, atus sum, v. dep. 
{preces). To ask, beg, pray, be- 
seech, entreat, supplicate, invoke. 

prehendo, ere, di, sum, v. tr. To 
seize, lay hold of, grasp. 

premo, ere, pressi, pressum, v. tr. 
To press, press hard upon, press 
down; to burden, load; to harass, 
annoy, distress ; to overpower. 

pretium, ii, n. Worth, value, 
price ; operae pretium est, it is worth 
while. 

prex. See preces. 

prldem, adv. A long time ago, 
long since, long ago. 

pridie, adv. On the day before. 

primo, adv. {primus). At first, 
in the first place. 

prim urn, adv. {primus). First, 
at first, in the first place, in the be- 



ginning ; ut or cum primum, as 
soon as; quam primum, as soon as 
possible. 

primus, a, um, adj., sup. of prior. 
The first, the first part of, the begin- 
ning of; the foremost, principal, most 
influential ; in primis, especially. 

princeps, ipis, adj. and substan- 
tive, m. and f. {primus, capio). The 
first in order or rank, foremost, chief, 
most eminent ; a leading man, leader, 
chief, head, author. 

principio, adv. {principium). In 
the first place, at first, at the begin- 
ning, iii. C. 1. 

principium, ii, n. {princeps). 
The beginning, commencement, or- 
igin. ^ 

prior, us, comp., sup. primus, adj. 
G. 166. Former, previous; prior 
nox, last night, iii. C. 12. 

pristmus, a, um, adj. Former, 
early, primitive, pristine. 

prius, comp., sup. primum, adv. 
Before, sooner, previously. 

prius-quam, adv. Before, sooner 
than. 

privatus, a, um, adj. {privo). Be- 
longing to an individual, private, per- 
sonal; res privatae, private affairs, 
private life, i. C. 6 ; privatus, i, m., a 
private citizen, one who holds no 
public office. 

privo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. {pri- 
vus, separate) . To deprive, iv. C. 4. 

pro, prep, with abl. Before, in 
front of; for, for the advantage of, 
for the protection of, in behalf of; in 
proportion to, in comparison with, 
according to ; as, for ; pro consule, as 
proconsul. 

pro, interj. ! Ah ! M. L. 12. 

pro-avus, i, m. A great-grand- 
father, A. 9. 

prdbatus, a, um, part, and adj. 
{prodo). Tried, tested, proved ; good, 
excellent. 

probitas, atis, f. {probus, up- 
right). Integrity, uprightness, good- 
ness, worth, M. 1. 



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probo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (prd- 
bus, upright). To test, examine; to 
approve, be satisfied with; to prove, 
show, demonstrate. 

procella, ae, f. (procello, to drive 
forth). A storm, tempest, iv. C. 2. 

processio, onis, f. (pro-cedo). 
An advance, M. L. 9. 

prdcul, adv. (procello, to drive 
forth). Afar off, far, in the distance, 
at a distance, from afar. 

procuratio, onis, f. (pro-curd). 
The care, charge, superintendence. 

prddigium, ii, n. A prodigy, a 
monster, ii. C. 1. 

prodigus, a, um, adj. Prodigal, 
lavish, profuse, iv. C. 5. 

pro-do, ere, didi, dttum, v. tr. 
(do, to place, found only in com- 
pounds). To give forth, publish, 
make known ; to hand down, trans- 
mit, bequeath; to give up, betray, 
surrender, abandon. 

pro-duco, ere, duxi, ductum, v. tr. 
To lead forth, bring out, bring forth. 

proelium, ii, n. A battle, com- 
bat, engagement. 

piofectio, onis, f. (proficiscor). 
A going away, departure. 

profecto, adv. (=pro facto). 
Actually, certainly, in truth, assur- 
edly, doubtless. 

profectus, a, um, part, from pro- 
ficiscor. 

pro-fero, ferre, tali, latum, v. tr. 
To bear forth, bring out, produce, 
bring forward. 

professio, onis, f. (profxteor). A 
public declaration, registration, A. 4. 

pro-ficio, ere, feci, fectum, v. tr. 
and intr. (fdcio). To make progress, 
advance ; to accomplish, effect, ob- 
tain. 

proficiscor, i, fectus sum, v. dep. 
(pro, fdcio). To put one's self for- 
ward ; to set out, go, march, travel, 
depart, proceed. 

prd-flteor, eri, fessus sum,v . dep. 
(fdteor). To declare publicly, con- 
fess openly, acknowledge, avow; to 



enter one's name, A. 4 ; to profess ; 
to offer freely, propose, promise. 

profligatus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(profligo). Vile, abandoned, profli- 
gate, A. 6. 

prd-fligo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(fligo, to strike). To strike to the 
ground, overthrow, conquer, defeat, 
overcome, rout, destroy. 

pro-fugio, ere, fugi, fiXgXtum, v. 
intr. To flee before or from, flee, 
escape ; to take refuge, flee for ref- 
uge. 

pro-fundo, ere, fudi, fusum, v. 
tr. To pour forth, sacrifice ; to squan- 
der, lavish, dissipate. 

pro-gredior, i, gressus sum, v. 
dep. (gradior, to step). To go for- 
ward, advance, proceed. 

pro-hibeo, ere, ui, Xtum, v. tr. 
(hdbeo). To hold back, check, re- 
strain, prevent, debar, keep from ; to 
save from, protect, preserve. 

pro inde, adv. Hence, therefore, 
accordingly. 

pro-jicio, ere, jeci, jectum, v. tr. 
(jdcio) . To throw forth, cast away, 
cast out; to give up, renounce, re- 
ject, fling away, lay clown. 

prdlato, are, avi, atum, v. tr. freq. 
(prbfero). To delay, put off, defer. 

prolatus, a, um, part, from pro- 
fero. 

promissum, i, n. (promitto)- A 
promise, D. 3. 

pro-mitto, ere, mist, missum, v. 
tr. To promise. 

pro-montorium, ii, n. (mons, a 
mountain) . A headland, promontory. 

promulgatio, onis, f. (promuU 
go). A publishing, promulgation. 

prom ul go, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
To publish, promulgate ; to propose. 

pro-nuntio, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
To make known, proclaim, announce, 
tell, narrate, pronounce, report. 

propago, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
To extend, enlarge, increase, add to ; 
to prolong, continue. 

prope, propius, proxXme, adv. 



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Near, close to; nearly, almost, well- 
nigh. 

propeusus, a, um, adj. (pro-pen- 
dec). Inclined, disposed, prone, fa- 
vorable, D. 3. 

propero, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
(properus, quick). To hasten, make 
haste. 

prdpinquus, a, um, adj. (prdpe). 
Near, neighboring; nearly related, 
akin ; as substantive, a relative, kins- 
man. 

propior, us, comp., sup. proxXmus, 
adj. Nearer. 

pro-poiio, ere, pdsui, positum, v. 
tr. To set before ; to set forth, ex- 
pose to view, present, display ; to 
propose, purpose, design, resolve, de- 
termine. 

prdprie, adv. (proprius). Prop- 
erly, appropriately, peculiarly, P. 7. 

proprius, a, um, adj. Peculiar, 
one's own, specially characteristic, 
in accordance with. 

propter, adv. (prdpe). Near, at 
hand, near by, M. L. 5. 

propter, prep, with ace. (prdpe). 
Near, near by; on account of, by 
reason of. 

propter-ea, adv. (is). There- 
fore, for that reason, on that account. 

prdpugnacuium, i, n. (pro-pug- 
no). A bulwark, protection, de- 
fence, M. L. 12. 

propulso, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
freq. (pro-pello). To drive back, 
keep off, ward off, repulse. 

proscriptio, onis, f. (pro-scribo) . 
A proscription, confiscation, ii. C. 9. 

prd-sequor, i, secutus su?n,\. dep. 
To follow, accompany, attend, escort; 
to pursue. 

pro-sper or pro-sperus, a, um, 
adj. (spes). Favorable, fortunate, 
prosperous ; res prosperae, prosperi- 
ty, P. 14. 

prosper e, adv. (prosper). Pros- 
perously, successfully, fortunately. 

pro-spicio, ere, spexi, spectwn, 
v. tr. (specio, to look). To look for- 



ward; to provide for, take care of, 
consult for. 

pro-sterno, ere, stravi, stratum, 
v. tr. To prostrate, overthrow, de- 
stroy. 

pro-sum, prodesse, profui, v. intr. 
G. 290, III. To be useful, be of ser- 
vice, benefit, profit ; to avail, conduce. 

pro-traho, ere, traxi, tr actum, v. 
tr. To drag forth, P. 9. 

pf 6-veho, ere, vexi, vectum, v. tr. 
(veho, to carry). To carry, bear, or 
drive forward. 

prdvidentia, ae, f. (provided). 
Foresight, forethought, iii. C. 6. 

pro-video, ere, vidi, vfcum, v. tr. 
To foresee ; to discern ; to make pro- 
vision for, provide for, take care of, 
look out for. 

provincia, ae, f. A province, a 
conquered territory under a military 
governor. 

prdvincialis, e, adj. (provincia). 
Relating to a province, provincial. 

provocatio, onis, f. (provdeo). 
An appeal, P. 9. 

prd-voco, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
To call forth or out, provoke, incite, 
M. L. 6 ; to appeal, P. 9. 

proxime, adv., sup. of prdpe. 
Very near, very recently, last. 

proxlmus, a, um, adj., sup. of 
propior. Nearest, next, adjacent; 
most familiar, most intimate ; follow- 
ing, ensuing ; previous, last, i. C. 1. 

prudens, entis, adj. (provideo). 
Foreseeing, foreknowing, with one's 
eyes open, M. 5 ; prudent, sagacious, 
discreet, judicious. 

prudentia, ae, f. (prudens). Sa- 
gacity, foresight, wisdom, prudence, 
discretion, philosophy. 

pruma, ae, f. Hoar-frost, frost. 

publicauus, i, m. (publicus). A 
farmer of the public revenue. 

publicatio, onis, f. (publico). 
Confiscation. 

publice, adv. (publicus). Pub- 
licly; by public authority; at the 
public expense, P. 5. 



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PUBLICIUS — QUANTUM 



Publicius, ii, m. Publicius, a 
companion of Catiline, ii. C. 2. 

publico, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
{publicus) . To make public property ; 
to confiscate. 

publicus, a, um, adj. {populus). 
Of or belonging to the state, public, 
common ; official, legal ; judicium 
publicum, a state trial. 

Publius, ii, m. A Roman prae- 
nomen. 

ptidet, ere, uit or pizdttum est, v. 
impers. To be ashamed. 

pudicitia, ae, f.{pudicus, modest). 
Modesty, chastity, virtue. 

piidor, oris, m. {piXdet). The 
feeling of shame, respect, regard, 
decency; modest worth, A. 12; a 
cause for shame, disgrace, ignominy. 

puer, Sri, m. A boy, lad, child ; 
ex puero, from boyhood. 

puerilis, e, adj. {puer). Boyish, 
childish, youthful. 

pueritia, ae, f. {puer). Boyhood. 

pugna, ae, f. A battle, combat, 
contest, action, engagement. 

pugno, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
{pugna). To fight, contend, give 
battle, engage. 

pulcher, chra, chrum, adj. Beau- 
tiful, noble, excellent, glorious, hon- 
orable. 

pulsus, a, um, part, from pello. 

pulvinar, aris, n. {pulvlnus, a 
cushion). A couch or seat of the 
gods, altar, iii. C. 10. 

punctum, i, n. {pungo, to prick). 
A point, moment, iv. C. 4. 

Punicus, a, um, adj. {Poeni). 
Punic, Carthaginian; helium Puni- 
cum, Punic War, war against Car- 
thage, M. L. 20. 

punio, ire, ivi or ii, itum, v. tr. 
{poena). To punish, iii. C. 6. 

purgo, are, avi, dtum,\. tr. {purus, 
pure, ago) . To cleanse, purge. 

purpura, ae, f. Purple ; the pur- 
ple badge of senatorial or equestrian 
rank, ii. C. 3. 

purpuratus, i, m. {purpura). 



One clad in purple, a high officer at 
court, prime minister, iv. C. 6. 

puto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
reckon, consider, esteem, account; 
to think, believe ; to decide, judge. 

Pyrrhus, i, m. A king of Epiru&, 
who invaded Italy 280 b. c, P. 5. 



Q. Abbr. for Quintus. 

qua, adv. {qui). In which place, 
where. 

quaero, ere, sivi or sii, situm, v. 
tr. To seek, search for, procure, 
obtain; to ask, inquire, demand; to 
examine into, investigate. 

quaesitor, oris, m. {quaero). An 
investigator, investigating officer. 

quaeso, ere, ivi or ii, v. tr. (old 
form for quaero) . To ask, beg. 

quaestio, onis, f. {quaero). An 
investigation, prosecution, i. C. 7. 

quaestor, oris, m. {quaero). 
Quaestor, an officer intrusted with 
the care of the public money, a pay- 
master, treasurer. 

quaestorius, a, um, adj. {quaes- 
tor). Quaes torian, pertaining to the 
office of quaestor, L. 12. 

quaestus, us, m. {quaero). A 
gaining, gain, acquisition ; in quaestu, 
at interest, M. L. 13. 

qualis, e, adj. {quis). Of what 
sort or kind, of what nature ; as, such 
as. 

quam, adv. and conj. {qui). In 
what manner, how ; as, than ; with 
superlatives, possible, as possible; 
quam plurimi, as many as possible. 

quam- vis, adv. {volo). As much 
as you wish, however much, however. 

quando, adv. When; siquando, 
if ever. 

quau quam, conj. {quam, quam). 
Although, though, albeit; and yet, 
however. 

quantum, adv. {quantus). How 
much ? M. L. 14 ; as much as, A. 1. 



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371 



qnantus, a, um, adj {quam). How 
great, how much, how important; 
■with or without tantus, as, such as, 
as great as, as much as. 

<\xxa.\\tus-cxim<iue,tacumque,tum- 
cunque, adj. (cumque, however). Of 
what extent soever, however great, 
however little. 

qua-propter, adv. ( qui) . Where- 
fore, on which account, why. 

qua-re, adv. {res). From what 
cause, wherefore, why ; for which rea- 
son, therefore. 

quartus, a, um, num. adj. (quat- 
tuor) . Fourth. 

quasi, adv. As if, just as if, as it 
were, as though. 

quassatus, a, um, part, from 
quasso. 

quasso, are, avi, atum, v. tr. freq. 
{qudtio, to shake). To shake, M. 8. 

quattuor, num. adj. indecl. Four. 

que, conj. enclitic. And. 

querela, ae, f. {queror). A com- 
plaint, M. 7. 

quermionia, ae, f. {queror). A 
complaint. 

queror, i, questus sum, v. dep. To 
complain, lament, bewail. 

qui, quae, quod, rel. pron. Who, 
which, what, that ; idem . . . qui, the 
same ... as. 

qui, quae, quod, interrog. pron. 
adj. Who ? which ? what ? what 
sort or kind of a ? 

qui, quae or qua, quod, indef. 
pron. adj. G. 190, 1. Any, any one. 

qui, adv. interrog. {qui). How? in 
what way ? D. 9. 

quia, conj. {qui). Because. 

qui-cumque, quaecumque, quod- 
cumque, indei*. pron. {cum que, how- 
ever). Whoever, whichever, what- 
ever, whatsoever, every possible, all. 

quid am, quaedam, quoddam or 
quiddam, indef. pron. G. 190, 2, 
{qui). Certain, a certain one, some 
one, somebody, something; some- 
what ; a sort of, a kind of, as it were. 
G. 4-56, 1 and 2. 



quidem, adv. Indeed, truly, at 

least, certainly ; ne . . . quidem, not 
even. 

quies, etis, f. Rest, quiet, repose. 

quiesco, ere, quievi, quietum, v. 
intr. {quies). To keep quiet or still, 
be silent. 

quiete, adv. {quietus). Quietly. 

quietus, a, um, adj. {quiesco). At 
rest, calm, quiet, peaceful, undis- 
turbed. 

quln, conj. {qui, ne, not). That 
not, that; quin etiam, nay even, 
moreover. 

qul-nam, quaenam, quodnam, in- 
terrog. pron. adj. Who, which, or 
what, pray ? 

quingentesimus, a, um, num. 
adj. {quingenti, five hundred) . Five 
hundredth, P. 6. 

quintus, a, um, num. adj. {quin- 
que, five). The fifth. 

Quintus, i, m. A Roman prae- 
nomen. 

Quir? les, turn or um, m. pi. Qui- 
rites, Romans, Roman citizens, ii. C.l. 

quis, quae, quid, interrog. pron. 
Who ? which ? what ? — quid (in ex- 
clamations), what ! how ! — (in ques- 
tions) , why ? 

quis, quae or qua, quid, indef. 
pron. G. 190, 1. Any, some, any 
one, some one, anything, something. 

quis-nam, quaenam, quid?iam,in- 
terrog. pron. Who, which, or what, 
pray ? 

quispiam, quaepiam, quodpiam 
or quippiam, indef. pron. G. 190, 2 
{quis or qui) . Any, some, any one, 
some one, anything, something. 

quis-quam, quaequam, quidquam 
or quicquam, indef. pron. Any, some, 
any one, anything. 

quis-que, quaeque, quodque or 
quidque, indef. pron. G. 190, 2. 
Whatever it be, each, every, what- 
ever, any, all. 

quis-quis, quaequae, quidquid, 
quicquid or quodquod, indef. pron. 
G. 3.SV Whoever, whosoever, 



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QUIYIS — RECONCILIO 



whatever, whatsoever, every one 
each, every, all. 

qui-vis, quaevis, quidvis or quod- 
vis, indef. pron. G. 191, 1. (v&lo). 
Who or what you please, any what- 
ever, any one, anything, every one, 
everything. 

quo, adv. (qui). Where, wherein; 
to which, whither; after si, to any 
place, anywhere ; to what end or for 
what purpose, wherefore, why, on 
which account, how far. 

quo, couj. (qui). That, in order 
that, that by this means ; quo minus, 
that not, from. 

quo-ad, adv. So long as, as far 
as; until, till. 

quo-circa, conj. (circa, about). 
Wherefore, for which reason, D. 15. 

qud-cumque, adv. (cumque, 
however). Whithersoever, in what 
way soever, iv. C. 3. 

quod, conj. (qui). That, ir. that; 
because; in so far as, as touching 
that, as to this; now; qv. I si, but 
if, now if, if therefore, if then. 

quo-minus, con j. Thatnot,from. 

quondam, adv. (cum). Once, 
formerly, i. 0. 1. 

quoniam,conj. (cumjam). Since 
now, because, whereas, since. 

quoque, conj. Also, likewise. 

quoquo, adv. (quisquis). To 
whatever place, whithersoever. 

quot, indecl. adj. How many, as 
many, as. 

quot-annis, adv. (cmnws). Every 
year, yearly. 

qudtidianus (or better cdtidia- 
nus), a, urn, adj. (quotidie or cotidie). 
Daily, every day. 

quotidie (cStidie), adv. (quot, 
dies). Daily, every day. 

quoties, adv. (quot). How often, 
how many times, as often as. 

quSties-cumque, adv. (cumque, 
however). As often soever as, as 
often as, i. C. 5. 

quotus,,o, um,&<\i.(quot). Which 
or what in number or order? how 



many? quotusquisque, how many? 
L. 9. 

quo-usque, adv. Until what 
time? till when? how long? i. C 1 

B. 

rapina, ae, f. (rdpio). Robbery, 
plundering, pillage. 

rapio, ere, ui, ptum, v. tr. To 
carry or hurry away, lead on in haste. 

ratio, orris, f. (reor, to think). A 
reckoning, account, calculation, com- 
putation ; transaction, affair ; respect, 
regard, concern, consideration, care, 
view; judgment, understanding, rea- 
son; plan, method, system, course, 
way, direction, conduct; manner, 
nature, sort, kind, character, condi- 
tion, relation; science, knowledge, 
theoretical knowledge; rdtiones, pi., 
plans for business, business ; interests. 

re or red, insep. prep. G. 308. 

Reatinus, a, vm, adj. (Reate). Of 
Reate, a town of the Sabines, iii, C. 2. 

recens, entis, adj. New, recent, 
fresh. 

recessus, us, m. (re-cedo). A re- 
treat, recess. 

re-clpio, Sre, cepi, ceptum, v. tr. 
(capio) . To take back, get back, re- 
gain, recover ; to receive, accept, ad- 
mit, allow ; to undertake, promise ; 
se recipere, to betake one's self, with- 
draw, retire ; to recover, collect one's 
self. 

re-cito, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (cito, 
to name) . To read aloud. 

re-clamo, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
To cry out or exclaim against. 

re-cognosco, ere, novi, nltum, v. 
tr. To review, recognize, consider, 
recollect, recall to mind. 

re-cdlo, ere, cdlui, cultum, v. tr. 
To exercise or practise again, resume, 
renew, review, A. 6. 

reconciliatio, onis, f. (recon- 
cilio). A restoration, renewal, re- 
establishmeut, iii. C. 10. 

re-concilio, are, avi, atum, v. tr- 
To reunite, reconcile, D. 13. 



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373 



rS-condo, ire, condtdi, condttum, 
v. tr. To put away ; to hide, conceal. 

re-cordor, ari, atus sum, v. dep. 
(cor, heart) . To call to mind, recall, 
recollect, remember, hi. C. 10. 

r€-creo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(creo, to produce). To refresh, rein- 
vigorate, recover, recruit, ii. C. 4. 

recta, adv. (re" go). Straightway, 
directly, i. C. 9. 

recte, adv. (rego). In a straight 
line; lightly, correctly, well, duly, 
properly. 

recumbo, ere, cubui, v. intr. To 
lie down, go to bed, D. 15. 

re-cupero, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(cdpio) . To regain, recover. 

recusatio, onis, f. (recuso). An 
objection, iii. C. 2. 

re-cuso, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(causa). To refuse, reject, decline, 
object. 

red-arguo, ere, ui, utum, v. tr. 
To disprove, refute, confute, L. 5. 

red-do, ere, didi, ditum, v. tr. 
To give back, restore, return. 

red-eo, ire, ii, Hum, v. intr. To 
go or turn back, return. 

red-igo, ere, egi, actum, v. tr. 
(dgo). To drive or bring back; to 
reduce, render, make. 

redimio, ire, ii, Uum, v. tr. To 
wreathe, encircle, crown, ii. C. 5. 

r€d-imo, ere, emi, emptum, v. tr. 
(emo, to buy). To buy back; to 
ransom, release, redeem ; to buy up, 
undertake by contract, contract for, 
farm. 

redltus, us, m. (redeo) . A return. 

re-duco, ere, duxi, ductum, v. tr. 
To lead, conduct, bring, or convey 
back. 

red-undo, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
{undo, to surge). To overtlow, be 
full of; to redound, accrue. 

re-fello, ere, felli, v. tr. (fallo). 
To refute, disprove, rebut, L. 5. 

re-fercio, ire,fersi,fertum, v. tr. 
(farcio, to stuff). To till, stuff, 
crowd. 

25 



re-f Sro, referre, rUHli or rettUli, 
relatum, v. tr. To bear or bring 
back ; to bring, convey, cany ; to re- 
store, return, pay back; to report, 
announce, refer, present; to note 
down, enter, inscribe, P. 8 ; gratiam 
referre, to show gratitude, recom- 
pense a favor. 

refert, referre, retUlit, v. impers. 
(res, fero). It is for one's advan- 
tage, it profits, avails; parvi refert, 
it avails little. G. 408, 3. 

refertus, a, um, part, from re- 
fercio. 

re-ficio, 8re, feci, fectum, v. tr. 
(facio). To make again or anew; 
to restore, repair, rebuild; to invig- 
orate, refresh, cause to rest. 

re-formido, are, atum, v. tr. (for~ 
mido, to fear) . To dread, fear. 

re-fugio, ere, fugi, ftigltum, v. 
intr. To flee back, run away, go 
back. 

refuto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
refute, confute, rebut, disprove. 

regalis, e, adj. (rex). Kingly, 
regal, royal, M. L. 9. 

regie, adv. (regius). Tyrannically, 
despotically, i. C. 12. 

Reginus, a, um, adj. (Regium). 
Of or belonging to Regium, a town 
in southern Italy, P. 3 ; Regini, arum, 
m. pi., the inhabitants of Regium, 
A. 3. 

regio, onis, f. (rego). Direction, 
line; a boundary, limit; a region, 
district, territory, country. 

regius, a, um, adj. (rex). Royal, 
regal, kingly, of a king or kings. 

regno, are, avi, atum, v. tr. and 
intr. (regnum ) . To have royal power, 
rule, reign, govern, be king. 

regnum, i, n. (rego). Kingly 
government, royal power; kingdom, 
dominion, sovereignty. 

rego, ere, rexi, rectum, v. tr. To 
keep straight ; to guide, conduct, di- 
rect, sway, control, govern. 

re-gr6dior, i, gressus sum, v. dep, 
(gradior, to step) . To go back, return- 



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re-jicio, Sre, jeci, jectum, v. tr. 
[jdcio ) . To throw back or away ; to 
drive back, reject, cast off. 

relatus, a, um, part, from refero. 

re-laxo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
( laxo, to unloose) . To unbend, relax. 

re-levo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
relieve, ease, deliver, i. C. 13. 

rlligio, onis, f. Reverence for 
the gods, piety, religion; scruple; 
:onscientiousness, scrupulousness ; 
testimony; rellgiones, pi., religious 
observances, rites. 

rdllgiosus, a, um, adj. (religio). 
Religious, sacred, holy, M. L. 9. 

re-linquo, ere, liqui, lictum, v. tr. 
(linquo, to leave). To leave behind, 
abandon ; to omit, leave. 

reliquiae, arum, f. pi. (relinquo). 
The remains, remnant, rest. 

reliquus, a, um, adj. (relinquo). 
Remaining, the rest; future, subse- 
quent; the remainder of, the rest of; 
reliquum facere, to leave, M. 3 ; 
reliquum, i, n., the remainder, the 
rest. 

re-man eo, ere, mansi, mansum, 
v. intr. To remain behind, stay. 

remansio, onis, f. (remaneo). A 
stay, remaining, L. 2. 

remex, igis, m. (remus, ago). A 
rower. 

reminiscor, i, v. dep. To recall 
to mind, recollect, remember. 

rgmissio, onis, f. (r&mitto). Re- 
laxation, recreation ; remissness, 
slackness, laxness, iv. C. 6. 

remissus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(remitto). Relaxed, not rigid or 
hard, gentle, mild. 

re-mitto, Sre, misi, missum, v. tr. 
To send back ; to slacken, relax, re- 
lieve, abate ; to remit ; to give up, 
sui render, sacrifice, resign. 

re-moror, ari, atus sum, v. dep. 
(moror, to tarry). To detain, cause 
to wait, delay, retard. 

r6-moveo, ere, movi, motum, v. tr. 
To move back, remove, reject, with- 
draw, take away. 



remus, i, m„ An oar, 

re-novo, are, am, atum, v. tr. 
(ndvus). To renew, revive. 

re-nuntio, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
To bring or carry back word, report, 
announce, declare, proclaim; to de 
clare elected, return. 

re-pello, ere, re-puli or reppUli, 
repulsum, v. tr. To drive back, repel, 
repulse, remove. 

repente, adv. (rSpens, sudden). 
Suddenly, unexpectedly. 

repentinus, a, um, adj. (ripens, 
sudden). Sudden, unexpected, un- 
looked for. 

re-perio, ire, reperi or repperi, 
repertum, v. tr. (pario). To procure 
or find again ; to find, meet with ; to 
discover, ascertain, learn, perceive; 
to obtain, find out, invent, devise. 

re-peto, ere, ivi or ii, itum, v. tr. 
To demand back, ask again, demand ; 
to claim in return ; to recall. 

re-porto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(porto, to carry). To bring or con- 
vey back ; to bring off, win. 

reppuli. See repello. 

re-piehendo, ere, di, sum, v. tr. 
To check, restrain ; to blame, censure, 
reprove, rebuke, find fault with. 

re-primo, Sre, pressi, pressum, v. 
tr. (premo). To press back, keep 
back, check, restrain, hinder, prevent, 
repress. 

repudio, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(repudium, repudiation). To reject, 
refuse, decline, disregard. 

re-pugno, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
To fight or contend against, oppose. 

re-puto, are, aci, atum, v. tr. To 
think over, ponder, reflect upon, con- 
sider, D. 13. 

re-quies, eft's, f. G. 137, 1. Rest, 
repose, A. 6. 

re-quiro, ere, sivi or sii, situm, v. 
tr. (quaero). To seek again ; to look 
after, search for, ask for ; to require, 
demand, ask; to miss, look for in 
vain ; to seek with hostile intent. 

res, rei, f. A thing, object, sub- 



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joct, matter; affair, event, occur- 
rence; cause, reason, ground; ben- 
efit, profit, advantage ; act, measure ; 
property; res militaris, military mat- 
ters, the art 01 warfare ; res publico,, 
the common weal, the state, republic, 
public trust ; summa res pu))lico, the 
highest welfare of the state ; res ad- 
versoe, adversity; res gestae, deeds, 
exploits, achievements ; maritimae 
res, naval resources, M. L. 18 ; res 
novae, a revolution; privatae res, 
private affairs, private life, i. C. 6; 
prosperae res, res secundae, pros- 
perity. 

re-scindo, Sre, scidi, scissum, v. 
tr. (scindo, to cut). To destroy, re- 
scind, annul. 

re-seco, are, sSctd, sectum, v. tr. 
(seco, to cut). To cut ofi', curtail. 

re-servo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
To keep back, reserve ; to preserve. 

re-sideo, ere, sedi, session, v. intr. 
'sedeo, to sit). To be left, to remain. 

re-sido, ere, sedi, sessum, v. intr. 
(sido, to settle). To settle down, 
remain. 

re-signo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(signum). To annul, destroy, A. 5. 

re-sisto, ere, stiti, stltum, v. intr 
(sisto, to place). To remain behind ; 
to withstand, resist, oppose, hold out 
against, iii. C. 9. 

re-spicio, ere, spexi, spectum, v. 
tr. (specio, to look). To look back, 
iook upon ; to have a care for ; to re- 
gard, consider ; to review. 

re-spondeo, ere, di, sum, v. tr. 
(spondeo, to promise). To promise 
In return ; to reply, answer ; to be a 
match for, respond. 

responsum, i, n. (respondeo). An 
answer, reply, response. 

re-stinguo, ere, nxi, nctum, v. tr. 
(stinguo, to quench). To extinguish, 
put out, quench. 

re-stltno, ere, ui, utum, v. tr. 
(statuo). To place back, replace ; to 
build again, repair, renew; to give 
^ack, restore. 



re-sto, are, sttti, v. intr. To re- 
main, be left, stay behind, iii. C. 9. 

re-tardo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
retard, delay, detain, A. 6. 

re-ticeo, ere, ui, v. intr. and tr. 
(tdceo). To be silent, keep silence, 
ii. C. 6 ; to keep secret, conceal, leave 
unmentioned, pass over in silence, 
P. 12. 

re-tineo, ere, ui, tentum, v. tr. 
(teneo). To hold back, detain, hin- 
der, prevent; to retain, keep, pre- 
serve ; to maintain, hold. 

re-torqueo, ere, torsi, tortum, v. 
tr. To turn back, turn, ii. C. 1. 

rettuli. See refero. 

re-tun do, ere, retudi or rettudi, 
retusum, v. tr. (tundo, to beat) . To 
strike or thrust back, check, iii. C. 1. 

reus, i, m. (res) . An accused per- 
son, defendant, culprit, iv. C. 5. 

reversio, onis, f. (reverto). A 
turning back, return, P. 1. 

re-verto, ere, ti, sum, v. intr. and 
reverter, i, versus sum, v. dep. G. 
272, 3. To turn back, come back, 
return. 

re-vinco, ere, vici, victum, v. tr. 
To convict, A. 5. 

re-voco, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
call back, recall ; to re-establish, re- 
store ; to withdraw. 

rex, regis, m. (rego). A king, 
sovereign, monarch. 

Khenus, i, m. The river Rhine. 

Rhddii, drum, m. pi. The inhab- 
itants of Rhodes, an island in the 
Aegean Sea. 

ridlculus, a, urn, adj. (rideo, to 
laugh). Ridiculous, absurd, A. 4. 

robur, oris, n. Strength, power. 

robustus, a, urn, adj. (robur). 
Strong, robust, ii. C 9. 

rogatu, m., only in abl. sing. 
(rogo) . A request, entreaty, M. L. 24. 

rogo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
ask, demand, request, beg, solicit ; to 
j inquire; legem rogare, to enact a law, 
i. C. 11. • 
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Romauus, a, um, adj. (Roma). 
Roman. 

Romulus, i, m. The legendary 
founder and first king of Rome, i. 
C. 13. 

Roscius, ii, m. Q. Roscius, a 
celebrated actor, A. 8. 

rostrum, i, n. (rddo, to gnaw). 
The beak of a ship ; rostra, pi., the 
rostra from which the orators spoke 
in the Forum, D. 12. It was adorned 
with the beaks of captured ships. 

Rudinus, a, um, adj. (Rudiae). 
Belonging to Rudiae, a town in Cala- 
bria, A. 10. 

rudis, e, adj. Unskilled, igno- 
rant, unacquainted with, inexperi- 
enced in, M. 7. 

ruina, ae, f. (ruo). Downfall, 
fall, ruin, overthrow, destruction. 

rumor, oris, m. A rumor, report, 
common talk, hearsay. 

rumpo, ere, rupi, ruptum, v. tr. 
To break, burst, tear, rend, iv. C. 4. 

ruo, ere, rut, rutum, v. intr. To 
fall, fall down, M. L. 7; to rush, 
dash, hurry, hasten, M. 5. 

rupi. See rumpo. 

ruptus, a, um, part, from rumpo. 

rursus, adv. (reverto). Turned 
back ; again, anew, in turn. 

rustlcor, art, atus sum, v. dep. 
(rusticus). To stay in the country. 

rusticus, a, um, adj. (rus, the 
country). Belonging to the country, 
rustic, countiy, ii. C. 3 ; uncultivated. 



Sablni, drum, m. pi. The Sabines, 
a people of Central Italy, L. 11. 

Sablnus, a, um, adj. (Sablni). Of 
the Sabines, Sabine, L. 11. 

sacrarium, ii, n. (sacrum, a holy 
thing). A sanctuary, shrine, i. C. 9. 

sacrosanctus, a, um, adj. (sa- 
crum, a rite, sancio). Sacred, invio- 
late, inviolable, ii. C 8. 

sacrum, i, n. (s&cer). A religious 
solemnity or act, rite, ceremony. | 



saecijlum, i, n. (sScus, sex). An 
age, ii. C. 5. 

saepe, adv. (saepis, frequent). 
Often, frequently, many times. 

saepio, ire, psi, ptum, v. tr. (slo- 
pes, a hedge) . To inclose, surround, 
encompass. 

sagax, acts, adj. (s&gio, to per 
ceive). Sagacious, shrewd, i. C. 8. 

Salaminii, drum, m. pi. (Sala- 
mis). The citizens of Salamis, an 
island in the Saronic gulf with a city 
of the same name, A. 8. 

saltator,5m,m. (salto) . A dancer. 

saltern, adv. (salvus). At least, 
at all events, anyhow, P. 10. 

salto, are, avi, atum, v. intr. freq. 
(salio, to leap). To dance, ii. C. 10. 

saltus, us, m. Pasture-ground. 

salus, utis, f. (salvus). Safety, 
security, health, welfare, prosperity, 
preservation, deliverance. 

salutaris, e, adj. (stilus)* Salu- 
tary, beneficial, P. 9. 

saluto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (sfc 
lus). To salute, greet, i. C. 4. 

salvus, a, um, adj. Safe, saved, 
preserved, unharmed, ii. C. 8. 

Sam us, i, f. A city on the island 
of Samus on the coast of Asia Minor, 
M. L. 12. 

sancio, ire, nxi, nctum, v. tr. To 
render sacred or inviolable ; to sanc- 
tion, ordain, enact. 

sanctus, a, um, part, and adj. 
(sancio). Sacred, holy, inviolable; 
pious, just, conscientious, scrupulous. 

sane, adv. (sanus). By all means, 
surely, certainly, ii. C. 7; very, quite, 
well, right, indeed. 

sanguis, inis, m. Blood. 

sanitas, atis, f. (sanus). Sound- 
ness, good sense, reason, discretion, 
sanity. 

sano, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (sanus). 
To heal, cure, restore, remedy; to 
repair. 

sanus, a, um, adj. Sound, sensi- 
ble, discreet, reasonable. 

sapiens, entis, adj. (sapio, to be 



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wise). Wise, sensible, judicious ; as 
substantive, a wise man, philosopher, 
sage, iv. C. 2. 

sapienter, adv. (sapiens) . Wise- 
ly, with wisdom, sensibly, judiciously. 

sapientia, ae, f. (sapiens). Wis- 
dom, good sense, discretion, M. L. 7. 

Sardinia, ae, f. A large island 
west of Italy. 

satelles, itis, m. and f. An at- 
tendant, accomplice, partner, i. C. 3. 

satietas, atis, f. (satis). Satiety, 
sufficiency, M. 9. 

sat io, are, dvi, atum, v. tr. (satis) . 
To fill, satisfy, satiate, M. 6. 

satis, adv. Enough, sufficiently, 
quite, pretty, somewhat ; with parti- 
tive gen., sufficient; satis praesidii, 
sufficient force ; satis facere, to give 
satisfaction, to do enough for, to 
satisfy. 

Saturnalia, turn, n. pi. (Satumtis, 
Saturn). A festival in honor of 
Saturn, beginning on the 17th of De- 
cember ; the Saturnalia, iii. C. 4. 

Saturninus, i, m. L. Appuleius 
Saturninus, tribune of the people 100 
B.C., i. C. 2; i.C. 12. 

saucius, a, um, adj. Wounded. 

saxum, i, n. A rock. 

scaena, ae, f. The stage (of a 
theatre), ii. C. 5. 

scaenlcus, a, um, adj. Belonging 
to the stage ; stage ; scaenici artifices, 
players, actors, A. 5. 

Scaarus, i, m. M. Scaurus Ae- 
milius, consul 96 B. c, D. 11. 

scelerate, adv. (sceleratus). 
Wickedly, impiously, i. C. 10. 

sceleratus, a, um, adj. (scelus). 
Bad, impious, wicked, accursed, in- 
famous, vicious, flagitious; scelera- 
tus, i, m., a wretch, miscreant. 

scelus, eris, n. An evil deed, 
wicked or heinous action, crime, 
enormity, villany, guilt. 

sciens, entis, adj. (scio). Know- 
ingly, wittingly, purposely, inten- 
tionally, M. 5; skilful, skilled, ex- 
pert, M. L. 10. 



scientia, ae, f. (sciens). Knowl- 
edge, skill, expertness, science. 

scilicet, adv. ( = scire licet). In- 
deed, forsooth, of course, evidently, 
undoubtedly. 

scio, ire, ivi or ii, Uum, v. tr. To 
know, understand. 

Scipio, onis, m. The name of a 
celebrated Roman family ; P. Corne- 
lius Scipio Africanus Major, who 
ended the second Punic War by the 
victoiy at Zama, 202 B.C., iv. C. 10; 
L. Scipio, his brother, D. 13 ; P. Cor- 
nelius Scipio Aemilianus Africanus 
Minor, who ended the third Punic 
War by the destruction of Carthage, 
146 B.C., M. L. 20; P. Scipio Na- 
sica Serapio, consul 138 B. c, i. C. 1. 

scisco, ere, scivi, scitum, v. tr. 
incept, (scio) , To seek to know; to 
accept, approve, assent to ; to appoint, 
enact, decree, ordain, P. 10. 

scortum, i, n. A harlot, prosti- 
tute; debauchery, licentiousness, ii. 
C.5. 

scriba, ae,m. (scribo). A public 
clerk, secretary, iv. C. 7. 

scribo, ere, psi, ptum, v. tr. To 
write, write down ; to enroll ; to com- 
municate by writing ; to compose. 

scriptor, oris, m. (scribo). A 
writer, author, A. 6. 

scriptura, ae, f. (scribo). A tax 
on public pastures; the public pas- 
tures, registered pasturage, M. L. 6. 

se, sed, insep. prep. G. 308. 

se-cedo, ere, cessi, cessum, v. intr. 
To withdraw, go away, i. C. 13. 

se-cerno, ere, crevi, cretum, v. tr. 
To set apart, separate, i. C. 9. 

secessio, onis, f. (secedo) . A sep- 
aration, secession, L. 6. 

secundus, a, um, adj. (sSquor). 
Following, next; the second; favor- 
able, successful, fortunate, prosper- 
ous ; secundae res, prosperity. 

s6curis, is, f. (seco, to cut). A 
hatchet, axe ; the axe in the fasces 
was the symbol of power borne before 
magistrates ; a praetor in the provin- 



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ces was entitled to six, hence, duode- 
cim secures, two praetors, M. L. 12. 

secutus, a, um, part, from sequor. 

sed, conj. But, but yet, neverthe- 
less ; now, I say ; non solum . . . sed 
etiam, not only . . . but also. 

sedes, is, f. {sedeo, to sit) . A seat, 
dwelling-place, residence, habitation, 
abode, home. 

sedltio, mis, f. A going aside; 
an insurrection, dissension, civil dis- 
cord, strife, sedition. 

sedltiosus, a, um, adj. (seditio). 
Full of discord, factious, turbulent, 
seditious, treasonable. 

sedo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To set- 
tle, quiet, end, stop. 

sedtilitas, atis, f. {sedulus, offi- 
cious). Officiousness, attention. 

se-grego, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(grex). To set aside, put away, re- 
move, separate, A. 2. 

se-jungo, ere, nxi, nctum, v. tr. 
To separate, sever, part, i. C. 9. 

sella, ae, f. {sedeo, to sit). A 
work-stool, work-bench, iv. C. 8. 

semel, adv. Once, once for all. 

semen, %nis, n. {sero, to sow). 
Seed; origin, occasion, ground, 
cause. 

seminarium, ii, n. {semen). A 
nursery, seminary, ii. C. 10. 

semper, adv. Always, continually. 

semplternus, a, um, adj. {sem- 
per) . Everlasting, perpetual, contin- 
ual, eternal ; vincula sempiterna, im- 
prisonment for life, iv. C. 4. 

Sempronius, a, um, adj. {Sem- 
■pronius). Of a Sempronius, Sem- 
pronian ; lex Sempronia, a law carried 
by C. Sempronius Gracchus, forbid- 
ding capital punishment of a Roman 
citizen without the order of the peo- 
ple, iv. C. 5 ; leges Semproniae, laws 
in the interest of the people carried 
by the same, P. 7. 

senator, oris, m. {senex). A sen- 
ator. 

senatorius, a, ^<m,a<lj. {senator). 
Of a senator, senatorial, M. L. 21 



senatus, us, m. {senex). The 
senate, the Roman senate. 

senectus, utis, f. {senex), Old 
age. 

senex, senis, adj. G. 168, 4. 
{sSneo, to be old). Old, aged; as 
substantive, an old man. 

sensus, us, m. {sentio). Feeling, 
sense, understanding, sentiment, 
consciousness. 

sententia, ae, f. {sentio). An 
opinion, thought ; purpose, intention, 
determination, design, purport; de- 
cision, judgment, resolution. 

sentina, ae, f. Dregs, refuse, 
rabble, i. C. 5. 

sentio, ire, nsi, nsum, v. tr. To 
discern by the senses ; to perceive, 
feel, observe, notice, hear, find out, 
ascertain, learn ; to think, judge, sup- 
pose, imagine, believe. 

sepelio, ire, ivi or ii, sSpultum, 
v. tr. To bury, inter ; to put an end 
to, suppress, put out of sight. 

sepulcrum, i, n. {sepSlio). A 
sepulchre, tomb, A. 9. 

sepultura, ae, f. {sgpSlio) . Burial, 
interment. 

sepultus, a, um , part, from sSpSlio. 

sequor, i, secutus sum, v. dep. To 
follow, accompany, attend ; to pursue, 
seek to gain, follow up, aim at, at- 
tain ; to second, support, P. 4. 

Ser. Abbr. for Servius. 

sermo, onis, m. {sero, to join). 
Discourse, speech, conversation, talk, 
remark. 

sermunciilus, i, m. G. 321, 1. 
{sermo). Common talk, report. 

sero, serius, serissime, adv. {serus, 
late) . Late, too late. 

serpo, ere, psi, ptum,v. intr. To 
creep, glide; to spread, increase, 
iv. C. 3. 

serta, drum, n. pi. {sSro, to join). 
Garlands, wreaths of flowers, ii. C. 5. 

Sertorianus, a, um, adj. {Serto- 
rius). Sertorian, pertaining to Ser- 
torius, a Roman general under Ma- 
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continued the war in Spain against 
Sulla. 

servllis, e, adj. (semis). Of or 
pertaining to a slave, servile ; servile 
bellum, the war against Spartacus, 71 
b. c, M. L. 10. 

Servilius, ii, m. C. Servilius 
Ahala, master of the horse 439 B.C., 
i. C. 1 ; C. Servilius Glaucia, praetor 
100 b. c, i. C. 2 ; P. Servilius Vatia 
Isauricus, consul 79 B. c, M. L. 23. 

servio, ire, ivi or ii, itum, v. intr. 
(servus) . To serve, be or become a 
slave to, be subservient to, subserve, 
regard, pay attention to, give heed to, 
busy one's self with. 

servltium, ii, n. (servus). Sla- 
very ; slaves, iv. C. 2. 

servltus, utis, f. (servus). Slavery, 
bondage, servitude. 

Servius, ii, m. A Roman prae- 
nomen. 

servo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
save, keep, preseiwe, maintain. 

servus, i, m. A slave, bondman, 
servant. 

Sestius, ii, m. P. Sestius, a 
quaestor, a friend of Cicero, i. C. 8. 

severe, adv. (serenes). Severely, 
gravely, seriously, austerely. 

severitas, atis, f. (severus). 
Harshness, rigor, severity, sternness, 
strictness. 

severus, a, um, adj. Severe, 
strict, steru, serious. 

sexagesimus, a, um, adj. (sexa- 
ginta). Sixtieth, P. 15. 

sexaginta, num. adj. indecl. 
Sixty. 

Sextilis, e, adj. (sextus). Of Au- 
gust, P. 3, 

sextus, a, um, num. adj. (sex, six). 
The sixth. 

si, conj. If; whether; si minus, 
if not. 

Sibyllinus, a, um, adj. (Sibylla, 
a Sibyl) . Sibylline, iii. C. 4. 

sic, adv. So, thus, in such a man- 
ner ; sic . . . ut, so . . . that. 

slca, ae, f. A dagger, poniard. 



slcarius, ii, m. (sica). An assas- 
sin, murderer, ii. C. 4. 

Sicilia, ae, f. The island of Sicily. 

slc-ut, adv. Just as, as. 

SIgeum, i, n. A promontory on 
the coast of Troy, A. 10. 

signlficatio, mis, f. (significo). 
Intimation, declaration, notice, to- 
ken ; import. 

significo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(signum, facio). To give or convey 
an intimation; to signify, indicate, 
show, declare. 

signum, i, n. A sign, mark, to- 
ken; a standard, ensign; a statue, 
image ; a seal, signet. 

Silanus, i, m. D. Junius Silanus, 
consul 62 b. c, iv. C. 4. 

silentium, ii, n. (sileo). Stillness, 
silence, quiet. 

sileo, ere, ui, v. intr. and tr. To 
be still or silent, keep silence ; not to 
speak of, to keep silent respecting, 
pass over in silence, leave unmen- 
tioned, i. C. 6. 

Silvanus, i, m. M. Plautius Sil- 
vanus, tribune of the people 89 B. c, 
A. 4. 

silvestris, e, adj. (silva, a wood). 
Woody, overgrown with woods, 
wooded. 

slmilis, e, adj. Resembling, like, 
similar ; veri similis, likely, probable. 

similiter, adv. (similis) . In like 
manner, similarly. 

simpliciter, adv. (simplex, sim- 
ple). Simply, plainly, straightfor- 
wardly, A. 12. 

simul, adv. Together, at once, at 
the same time. 

simulacrum, i, n. (siniiilo). An 
image, likeness, figure, effigy, statue. 

slmulatio, onis, f. (simillo). An 
assumed appearance, a false show; 
pretence, deceit, disguise, seeming. 

simulo, are, avi, atum,v. tr. (sim- 
ilis) . To feign, pretend, assume the 
appearance of, counterfeit. 

simultas, atis, f. (simul). En- 
mity, resentment, hatred, animosity. 



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sin, conj. ( — si-ne). But if, if 
however. 

sine, prep, with abl. Without. 

singularis, e, adj. (singuli). One 
only, unique, singular, matchless, 
extraordinary, remarkable, unparal- 
leled, remarkably strong. 

singiili, ae, a, num. adj. One 
each, separate, single, individual, 
one by one, each, every. 

sino, ere, slvi, situm, v. tr. To 
place ; to let, permit, allow, suffer. 

Sinope, es and ae, f. Sinope, a 
city on the Euxine, M. L. 8. 

sinus, us, m. The bosom, ii. C. 
10 ; a bay, gulf. 

sitis, is, f. Thirst, ii. C. 5. 

situs, a, um, part, and adj. (sino). 
Placed, situated ; situm esse in ali- 
quo, to rest with, depend upon, be in 
one's power, A. 1. 

si-ve, conj. (ve, or). Or if, and if, 
or ; whether ; sive . . . sive, if . . . or 
if, whether ... or. 

Smyrnaei, orum,m. ^..(Smyrna). 
The citizens of Smyrna, a city in 
Ionia, A. 8. 

sobrius, a, um, adj. (se, ebrius). 
Sober, temperate, ii. C. 5. 

sScer, eri, m. A father-in-law. 

societas, atis, f. (socius). Fel- 
lowship, union, communion, society ; 
league, alliance, confederacy ; a share. 

socius, ii, m. An ally, confeder- 
ate; companion, associate. 

socius, a, um, adj. (socms). Par- 
ticipating in, sharing, joining ; united, 
joined, associated, friendly. 

sodalis, is, m. and f. A boon 
companion, comrade. 

sol, solis, m. G. 133, 5. The sun. 

solacium, ii, n. (solor, to con- 
sole) . Comfort, relief, solace, conso- 
lation. 

soleo, ere, solitus sum, v. semi- 
dep. To be accustomed, be wont. 

solitudo, inis, f. (solus). Lone- 
liness, solitude ; a lonely place, desert, 
wilderness. 

sollicitatio, dnis, f. (sollicUo). 



Solicitation, tampering with, instiga- 
tion, iii. C. 6. 

sollicito, are, am, atum, v. tr. 
(sollicUus) . To move, stir up, rouse, 
instigate, incite, provoke, tempt, tam- 
per with; to urge to rebellion; to 
induce, persuade. 

sollicitudo, mis, f. (sollicUus). 
Disquiet, anxiety, care, concern, so- 
licitude. 

sollicitus, a,um, adj. Anxious, 
solicitous, iv. C. 1. 

solum, i, n. The ground, bottom, 
base ; soil, land, country, region. 

solum, adv. (solus). Only. 

solus, a, um, adj. G. 151. Only, 
alone, single, sole, merely. 

solutio, dnis, f. (solvo) . Payment. 

solutus, a, um, part, and adj. (sol- 
vo). Unrestricted, lax, heedless, re- 
miss, slack, ii. C. 12; voluntarily, 
free, without compulsion, D. 1. 

solvo, Sre, solvi, solutum, v. tr. 
To loose, untie, unbind ; to release ; to 
pay. 

somnus, i, m. Sleep ; drowsiness. 

sono, are, sonui, sdnUum, v. tr. To 
utter, give utterance to, A. 10. 

sonus, i, m. (sono). A noise, 
sound. 

sordes, is, f. (sordeo, to be base). 
Low birth, meanness of rank or con- 
dition, P. 8. 

sordidus, a, um, adj. (sordeo, to 
be base). Base, low-born, P. 8. 

soror, oris, f. A sister. 

sors, sortis, f. A lot, fate, destiny, 
fortune, chance. 

Sp. Abbr. for Sp&rius. 

spargo, ere, si, sum, v. tr. To 
scatter, spread ; to report. 

spatium, ii, n. Space, distance, 
extent ; a space of time, period. 

species, ei, f. (specio, to look). A 
seeing, look, sight; the external ap- 
pearance, appearance, shape, form, 
figure; show, semblance, pretence, 
cloak. 

spectaculum, i, n. (specto). A 
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specto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. freq. 
(specio, to look). To look or gaze 
at, watch, observe ; to look ; to regard, 
respect, care for, have in view. 

specula, ae, f. (specio, to look.) A 
look-out, watch-tower; in speculis, 
on the watch, D. 8. 

speculator, oris, in. (speculor). 
A spy. 

speculor, ari, atus sum, v. dep. 
(specula). To spy out, watch, ex- 
plore, observe. 

spero, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
hope, trust, expect, look for, long for. 

spes, spei, f. Hope, expectation. 

spiritus, us, m. (spiro, to breathe). 
A breath ; spirit, soul ; haughtiness, 
pride, arrogance. 

splendor, oris, m. (splendeo, to 
shine). Splendor, brilliancy, mag- 
nificence, honor, dignity, M. L. 14. 

spolio, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (spo- 
lium) . To strip, rob, plunder, pillage ; 
to deprive, despoil. 

spolium, ii, n. Spoil, plunder. 

sponte, abl., spontis, gen., f., other 
cases wanting (spondeo, to promise) . 
Of free will, of one's own accord, 
voluntarily, willingly, freely ; by one's 
self, without the aid of others. 

Spurius, ii, m. A Roman prae- 
nomen. 

squalor, oris, m. (squaleo, to be 
in mourning) . Mourning garb. 

stabilio, ire, ivi or ii, Hum, v. tr. 
(stabilis) . To make firm, fix, make 
steadfast, establish. 

stabilis, e, adj. (sto). Firm, sta- 
ble, steadfast, enduring, M. 9. 

stabilltas, atis, f .(stabilis) . Firm- 
ness, stability, steadfastness, strength. 

Statilius, ii, m. L. Statilius, a 
fellow-conspirator with Catiline, iii. 
C. 3 and 6. 

statim, adv. (sto). On the spot, 
* forthwith, straightway, immediately, 
at once. 

stator, oris, m. (sto). Stay, de- 
fender; one of the appellations of 
Jupiter, i. C. 5. 



statua, ae, f. (stdtuo). A statue, 
image, iii. C. 8. 

statuo, ere, ui, utum, v. tr. (status). 
To put, place, set, set up, establish; 
to fix, decide, determine, conclude. 

status, ms, m. (sto). Standing, 
position; condition, situation, state, 
posture. 

stern o, ere, stravi, stratum, v. tr. 
To prostrate, cast down, throw down, 
overthrow. 

stimulus, i, m. A goad, spur, 
incentive, stimulus. 

stipendium, ii, n. (stips, a contri- 
bution, pendo, to pay). A tribute, 
pay ; paid service, service, campaign. 

stirps, stirpis, f. The trunk of a 
tree ; a stem, stock. 

sto, are, steti, stdtum, v. intr. To 
stand. 

stratus, a, um, part, from sterno. 

strepitus, us, m. (strepo, to make 
a noise). A noise, din, confusion, 
tumult. 

stiideo, ere, ui, v. intr. To be 
eager or zealous, apply one's self to, 
attend to, cultivate ; to devote one's 
self to, pay particular attention to ; to 
be eager for, desire, wish, strive for. 

stfididse, adv. (studiosus) . Eager- 
ly, zealously, carefully, attentively. 

studiosus, a, um, adj. (studium). 
Fond of, devoted to. 

studium, ii, n. (stiideo) . Assidu- 
ity, zeal, eagerness ; fondness, taste, 
inclination, desire; attachment, de- 
votion, good will ; exertion, pursuit, 
endeavor ; party strife, M. L. 8. 

stultus, a, um, adj. Foolish, sim- 
ple, silly, i. C. 12. 

stuprum, i, n. Debauchery. 

suadeo, ere, suasi, suasum, v. tr. 
and intr. To advise, recommend, 
persuade. 

suasor, oris, m. (suadeo). An 
adviser, counsellor, advocate, D. 10. 

sub, prep, with ace. and abl. G. 
435, 1. Under. 

sub-eo, ire, ii, itum, v. intr. and 
tr. To go or come under ; to under- 



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SUBIGO - SUPERIOR 



go, submit to, sustain, endure, suffer, 
encounter. 

siib-igo, ere, egi, actum, v. tr. 
{ago). To drive under; to put 
down, conquer, subjugate, subdue, 
compel, constrain, reduce. 

subito, adv. {subitus). Quickly, 
suddenly, unexpectedly, speedily, on 
a sudden. 

subitus, a, um, adj. {stibeo). Sud- 
den, unexpected. 

subjector, oris, m. (subjicio). One 
who substitutes, a forger, ii. C. 4. 

sub-jicio, ere, jeci, jectum, v. tr. 
{jacio). To throw or cast from be- 
neath ; to place under ; to present. 

sublatus, a, um, part, from suf- 
fero ; also from tollo. 

sub-ministro, are, avi, atum, v. 
tr. {ministro, to furnish) . To furnish, 
supply, afford, give. 

siib-oles, is, f. {olesco, to grow). 
Offspring ; population, M. 8. 

sub-orno, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
To suborn, bribe, D. 6. 

sub-sellium, ii, n. {sella). A 
bench, seat, i. C. 7. 

sub-sequor, i, seciitus sum, v. dep. 
To follow. 

sub-sidium, ii, n. {sedeo, to sit). 
Support, aid, assistance ; subsidia 
belli, the sinews of Avar. 

sub-sum, esse, fui, v. intr. To be 
under, be concealed; to be near at 
hand, be close to ; to approach. 

suecedo, ere, cessi, cessum, v. 
intr. and tr. {sub, cedo). To go un- 
der ; to go towards, approach ; to 
follow, follow or come after, take the 
plaee of, succeed. 

succenseo, ere, sui, sum, v. intr. 
{sub, censeo) . To be angry, irritated, 
indignant, A. 6. 

succumbo, ere, cubui, cubitum, 
v. intr. To lie down or sink down 
under; to yield, succumb, be over- 
come. 

suffero, ferre, sustuli, sublattim, 
v. tr. {sub, fero). To suffer, bear, 
endure. 



suffragium, ii, n. Voting ; a vote, 
voice, suffrage. 

sui, pers. pron. Of himself, her- 
self, itself, themselves. 

Sulla, ae, m. L. Cornelius Sulla, 
the Dictator and the opponent of Ma- 
rius. 

Sulpicius, ii, m. P. Sulpicius, 
tribune 88 B.C., hi. C. 10; C. Sul- 
picius, praetor 63 B. C, iii. C. 3 ; Ser. 
Sulpicius Rufus, a learned jurist con- 
temporary with Cicero, D. 11. 

siim, esse, fui, v. intr. To be, ex- 
ist, be present, stay, abide ; with pred- 
icate gen., to pertain, belong, be the 
part, property, nature, mark, sign, 
duty, custom of; with two datives, to 
serve, afford, contribute ; with dat. of 
possessor, to have ; with abl. of char- 
acteristic, to possess, be of, have, iv. 
CIO. 

summa, ae, f. { = summa res). 
The principal point ; precedence, pre- 
eminence ; the sum, aggregate, whole. 

summus, a, um, sup. of siiperus, 
adj. The highest, greatest, very 
great, supreme, chief; most impor- 
tant, consummate, most eminent, of 
the highest order; the top or summit 
of; summa hiems, midwinter. 

sumo, ere, sumpsi, sumptum, v. tr. 
To take, take away ; to take to one's 
self, assume, arrogate ; supplicium 
sumere, to inflict punishment. 

sumptuose, adv. {sumptus). Ex- 
travagantly, expensively, ii. C. 9. 

sumptus, us, va.{sumo). Expense, 
cost, charge ; expenditure ; extrava- 
gance. 

super, prep, with ace. and abl. G. 
435, 1. Upon, above, over. 

superbe, adv. {super-bus). Proud- 
ly, haughtily, arrogantly, insolently. 

superbus, a, um, adj. {super). 
Proud, haughty, arrogant, insolent. 

superior, us, comp. of siiperus, 
adj. 1. Of space: higher, upper, 
above. 2. Of time : previous, ear- 
lier, former, past, elder, of past times, 
preceding; superior nox, the night 



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before last, i. C. 1. 3. Of other re- 
lations : more distinguished, great- 
er, superior, stronger, more powerful. 

siipero, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(super). To go over, overtop; to 
surpass, excel, exceed, outstrip; to 
overcome, conquer, subdue ; to pre- 
vail. 

super-sum, esse, fui, v. intr. To 
be over and above, be left, remain ; 
to survive. 

superus, a, um, adj. G. 163, 3. 
(super). Above, over; upper. 

suppedito, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
To furnish, supply, ii. C. 11. 

suppeto, ere, ivi or ii, itum,\. intr. 
(sub, peto). To be at hand, be pres- 
ent, be in store. 

supplex, tcis, adj. Beseeching, 
entreating, imploring; suppliant. 

suppllcatio, onis, f. (supplico) . A 
religious solemnity, festival or re- 
joicing ; a thanksgiving. 

suppllcium, ii, n. (supplex). Pun- 
ishment, torture, penalty, torment, 
pain, distress. 

supplico, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
(supplex). To address prayer, offer 
worship, P. 6. . 

suppono, ere, posui, positum, v. 
tr. (sub, pono). To place, set, sub- 
stitute, D. 15. 

supremus, a, um, adj., sup. of 
superus. Last, latest, extreme, final, 
closing, dying, P. 14. 

surgo, ere, surrexi, surrectum, v. 
intr. (sub, rego). To rise, arise. 

susclpio, ere, cepi, ceptum, v. tr. 
(sub, capio). To take or lift up, sus- 
tain; to undertake, take upon one's 
self, receive, incur; to enter upon, 
engage in ; to conceive. 

suspectus, a, um, adj. (suspicio, 
to suspect). Distrusted, suspected; 
an object of suspicion. 

suspicio, onis, f. Suspicion. 

susplcidse, adv. (suspiciosus, sus- 
picious). Suspiciously, in a manner 
to awaken suspicion, D. 0. 

susplcor, ari, atus sum, v. dep. 



(suspicio, to suspect). To suspect, 
distrust, mistrust ; to surmise, appre- 
hend, believe. 

sustento, are, avi, atum,v. tr. frcq. 
(sustineo). To hold up, sustain, 
support, maintain; to endure, suffer, 
forbear. 

sustlneo, ere, ui, tentum, v. tr. 
(sub, teneo). To hold up, sustain, 
support; to hold out against, check, 
retard, withstand. 

susttili, perf. from suffero ; also 
from tollo. 

suus, a, um, poss. pron. (sui) . His, 
her, its, their ; one's own. 

Syracusae, arum, f. pi. Syracuse, 
an important city in Sicily, P. 3. 

Syria, ae, f. A country of Asia, 
on the eastern coast of the Mediter- 
ranean, M. L. 22. 



T. Abbr. for Titus. 

tabella, ae, f. (tabula). A writing, 
document, iii. C. 5. 

taberna, ae, f. A shop, stall, 
workshop, iv. C. 8. 

tabesco, ere, tabui, v. intr. incep. 
(tabeo, to waste away). To pine or 
waste away ; to languish, pine, ii. 0. 4. 

tabula, ae, f. A board ; writing- 
tablet; record, document, account, 
table ; a painting, picture, M. L. 14. 

tabularium, ii, n. (tabula). A 
record-office, A. 4. 

taceo, ere, ui, Hum, v. intr. and tr. 
To keep silent, be silent, say nothing ; 
to pass over in silence. 

taelte, adv. (tacitus). Silently, 
in silence, M. L. 5. 

taclturnltas, atis, f. (tacitus). 
Silence, i. C. 7. 

tacitus, a, um, adj. (taceo). Silent, 
mute, saying nothing. 

tactus, a, um, part, from tango. 

taeter, tra, trum, adj. Disgrace- 
ful, shameful, foul, shocking, horrid, 
hideous, abominable. 



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talaris, e, adj. {talus, the ankle). 
Reaching to the ankles, long, ii. CIO. 

talis, e, adj. Such, of such a kind, 
nature, quality, character; like. 

tam, adv. So, so far, so very, to 
such a degree ; non tam . . . quam, 
not so much ... as, i. C. 3. 

tamen, conj. Notwithstanding, 
nevertheless, however ; yet, still. 

tametsi, conj. {tamen, etsi). Not- 
withstanding, although, though ; with 
tamen following, M. L. 5. 

tam-quam, adv. As if, as it 
were, so to speak. 

tandem, adv. {tam). At last, at 
length, finally ; pray, pray now, then ; 
quousque tandem, how long, pray ? 

tango, ere, tetigi, tactum, v. tr. 
To touch; to strike.' 

tantum, adv. {tantus). So far, 
much, or greatly ; only so much, only 
so far, only, merely; tantum modo, 
only, but, merely. 

tantum-modo, adv. Only, but, 
merely. 

tantus, a, um, adj. {tam). Of such 
size or measure, so great, so large, 
so numerous ; so mighty, so power- 
ful; such, so small, so trivial, so 
slight; tanti esse, to be of so great 
value, worth so much ; tanto, n. abl., 
with comparatives, G. 423, by so 
much, so much the, the ; tanto ante, 
so long in advance, iii. C. 7. 

tarde, adv. {tardus, slow). Slowly, 
tardily, late. 

tarditas, atis, f. {tardus, slow). 
Slowness, delay, iii. C. 8. 

tardo, are, avi, dtum, v. tr. {tar- 
dus, slow). To delay, check, stop, 
hinder, retard, impede. 

Tarentini, drum, m. pi. ( Tdren- 
tum) . The inhabitants of Tarentum, 
a town of southern Italy, the Taren- 
tines, A. 3. 

Tarraco, onis, f. Tarraco, a town 
in Spain, D. 14. 

Taurus, i, m. A mountain range 
in the south-eastern part of Asia 
Minor, D. 13. 



tectum, i, n. {tego). A roof; 
house, dwelling, abode. 

tectus, a, um, part, and adj. {tego). 
Cautious, guarded, D. 6. 

tego, ere, texi, tectum, v. tr. To 
cover, hide, conceal ; to defend, pro- 
tect. 

tell us, uris, f. The earth, globe ; 
earth, land. 

Tellus, uris, f. Tellus, Earth, a 
divinity, P. 1. 

telum, i, n. A dart, spear, jave- 
lin ; a weapon. 

temerarius, a, um, adj. {temere). 
Rash, thoughtless, headstrong, incon- 
siderate, imprudent. 

temere, adv. Rashly, inconsid- 
erately, heedlessly, thoughtlessly, 
without reason. 

temeritas, atis, f. {temere) . Rash- 
ness, heedlessness, indiscretion, fool- 
hardiness, temerity. 

temperantia, ae, f. {tempero). 
Moderation, sobriety, self-control, 
discreetness. 

tempero, are, avi, atum, v.tr. and 
intr. {tempas). To temper, moder- 
ate, restrain. 

tempestas, atis,f. {tempus). A 
space of time, period, season ; weath- 
er, state of the weather ; a storm. 

tempestivus, a, um, adj. {tempes- 
tas). Seasonable, fitting, suitable, 
M. L. 12 ; early, protracted, A. 6. 

templum, i, n. A consecrated 
place, sanctuary, temple. 

tempus, oris, n. A portion or 
period of time, time; ex tempore, 
extemporaneously ; exigency, peril, a 
critical moment, condition, circum- 
stances ; the fitting time, proper pe- 
riod ; tempora, pi., the times, circum- 
stances, i. C. 1. 

tendo, ere, tStendi, tensum and 
tcntum, v. tr. To stretch, stretch 
out, extend ; to travel, march. 

tenebrae, arum, f. pi. Darkness, 
obscurity. 

Tenedus, i, f. Tenedus, an island 
on the coast of Asia Minor, A. 9. 



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tSneo, ere, ui, turn, v. tr. To 
hold, occupy, have, possess, pre- 
serve, keep, retain ; to hold firm ; se 
tenere, to keep one's self, remain. 

tento, are, avi, atum, v. tr. freq. 
(tendo). To tiy, attempt, prove, put 
to the test ; to tiy to gain, tamper with ; 
to make an attack upon, make an at- 
tempt against, disturb. 

tenuis, e, adj. Thin, slender, 
slight ; humble, of slender means. 

ten us, prep, with abl. G. 434, 4. 
(tenus, a cord) . As far as, up to, to. 

ter, num. adv. (tres). Three 
times, thrice. 

termlno, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(terminus) . To set bounds to, bound, 
limit, circumscribe ; to close, finish, 
end, terminate. 

terminus, i, m. A limit, boun- 
dary, bound, iv. C. 10. 

terra, ae, f. The earth ; orhis ter- 
rae or t err arum, the globe, the world, 
i.C. 1 ; the land ; country, region, 
district. 

terror, oris, m. (terreo, to fright- 
en). Fear, terror, alarm, dread, ap- 
prehension. 

tertio, adv. (tertius). For the 
third time. 

tertius, a, um, num. adj. {ter). 
The third. 

testamentum, i, n. (testor). A 
will. 

testimonium, u,n. (testor). Wit- 
ness, evidence, testimony, proof. 

testis, is, m. and f. A witness. 

testor, ari, atus sum, v. clep. (tes- 
tis) . To call or invoke to witness. 

tetendi. See tendo. 

tetigi. Sec tango. 

tetrarches, ae, m.(a Greek word). 
A subordinate ruler, tetrarch, D. 9. 

tetrarchia, ae, f. (a Greek word). 
The realms of a tetrarch, a tetrarchy. 

Teutoni, drum, m. pi. A Ger- 
manic people on the shores of the 
Baltic, M. L. 20. 

theatrum, i, n. (a Greek word). 
A theatre, P. 12. 



Themistocles, i and is, m. G. 

68, 1. The celebrated Athenian 
statesman and general, A. 9. 

Theophanes, is, m. A learned 
Greek of Mitylene on the island of 
Lesbos, historian of the campaigns 
of Pompey, A. 10. 

Ti. Abbr. for Tiberius. 

Tiberlnus, a, um, adj. (Tiberis) 
Of the Tiber, M. L. 12. 

Tiberis, is, m. The river Tiber 
on which Rome is situated, iii. C. 2. 

Tiberius, ii, m. A Roman prae 
nomen. 

Tigranes, is, m. A king of Ar 
menia, son-in-law of Mithriclates, M 
L. 2. 

timeo, ere, ui, v. tr. and intr. To 
fear, be afraid of, dread ; to be afraid 
be in fear, be anxious or apprehen 
sive. 

timid e, adv. (timidus). Fearfully 
timidly, cautiously. 

timidus, a, um, adj. (timeo) 
Fearful, timid, afraid, cowardly. 

timor, oris, m. (timeo). Fear, 
timidity, dread, alarm, anxiety, ap- 
prehension. 

Titus, i,m. A Roman praenomen 

toga, ae, f. (tego). The toga, the 
ordinary outer garment of a Roman 
in time of peace, ii. C. 10. 

togatus, a, um, adj. (toga). Clad 
in the toga ; in the garb of peace, in 
civil life. 

tolerabilis, e, adj. (tolero). Tol- 
erable, supportable, endurable. 

tolero, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
bear, endure. 

tollo, ere, sustuli, sublatum, v. tr. 
To lift up, raise ; to exalt ; to take 
away, remove, convey away. 

Tongilius, ii, m. A companion 
of Catiline, ii. C. 2. 

tormentum, i, n. (torqueo). Suf- 
fering, pain, torture. 

Torquatus, i, m. L. Manlius 
Torquatus, consul 65 B.C., iii. C. 8; 
T. Torquatus, a contemporary of 
Cicero, D. 11. 



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TORQUEO — TUNC 



torqueo, ere, torsi, tortum, v. tr. 
To twist, turn. 

tot, adj. inclecl. So many. 

toties, adv. (tot). So often, so 
many times. 

totus, a, um, adj. G. 151. The 
whole, all, entire ; the whole of. 

tracto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. freq. 
(traho). To draw forward, present, 
A. 2 ; to treat, use ; se tractare, to 
conduct one's self, iii. C. 12. 

trado, ere, dldi, dltum, v. tr. 
(trans, do). To give up, surrender, 
deliver, hand over. 

traho, ere, xi, ctum, v. tr. To 
draw, drag 1 , lead, influence. 

trail quillltas, atis, f. (tranquil- 
las) . Quiet, stillness, rest, calmness, 
tranquillity. 

tranquility, a, um, adj. Calm, 
tranquil, quiet, A. 12. 

trans, prep, with ace. Across, 
over, beyond, on the farther side of. 

Trans-alplnus, a, um, adj. Situ- 
ated or lying beyond or north of the 
Alps, Transalpine; Transalpinum 
bellum, the war waged by Pompey 
against the Transalpine Gauls, 76 
b. c, M. L. 10. 

transcendo, ere, di, sum, v. tr. 
(trans, scando, to climb). To climb, 
pass over, cross. 

trail s-fero, ftrre, tuli, latum, v. 
tr. To bear or carry over or across ; 
to transfer, carry. 

trans-Igo, ere, egi, actum, v. tr. 
(ago). To carry through, finish, 
complete, conclude, perform, accom- 
plish, transact, dispatch. 

trans-marinus, a, um, adj. 
(mare). Beyond the sea, foreign, 
transmarine. 

transmissio, onis, f. (transmitto). 
A passage, crossing, P. 3. 

trans-mitto, ere, mist, missum,y. 
tr. and intr. To send over or across ; 
to entrust ; to give over, devote ; to 
cross, P. 3. 

trepldatio, onis, f. (trepido, to be 
in confusion). Confusion, agitation. 



tres, tria, num. adj. Three. 

tribunal, alis, n. (tribunus). A 
judgment-seat, tribunal, i. C. 13. 

tribunicius, a, um, adj. (tribu- 
nus). Of the tribune or tribunes. 

tribunus, i, m. (tribus, a tribe). 
A tribune ; tribunus plebis, a tribune 
of the people. 

tribuo, ere, tci, utum, v. tr. To 
impart, assign, give, distribute, pre- 
sent ; to show, render, pay, manifest ; 
to grant, concede, allow ; to ascribe, 
attribute. 

triduum, i, n. (tres, dies). The 
space of three days, three days. 

tritus, a, um, adj. (tero, to fre- 
quent) . Frequented, common, usual, 
P. 3. 

triunipho, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
(triumphus). To enjoy the honor 
of a triumphal pageant, to triumph, 
M. L. 3 ; to be exultant or triumphant. 

triumphus, i, m. A triumphal 
procession, triumph, iii. C. 11. 

tropaeum, i, n. (a Greek word). 
A trophy, A. 9. 

trucido, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(trux, fierce, caedo, to kill). To 
slaughter, butcher, massacre. 

tu, tni, pers. pron. Thou, you. 

tuba, ae, f. A trumpet. 

Tubero, onis, m. Q. Aelius 
Tubero, the accuser of Ligarius, L. 1. 

tueor, eri, tuitus or tutus sum, v. 
clep. To see, look at, gaze at; to 
care for, maintain, preserve, defend, 
protect. 

tuli. See fero. 

Tullius, ii, m. See Cicero. 

Tuli us, i, m. L. Volcatius Tullus, 
consul 66 B.C., i. C. 6. 

turn, adv. Then, at that time. 

tumultus, us, m. (tumeo, to swell). 
An uproar, bustle, disturbance, com- 
motion ; a revolt, war. 

tumulus, /, m. (tUmeo, to swell). 
A heap of earth, mound, hillock, 
height ; a tomb. 

tunc, adv. (turn). Then, at that 
time. 



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387 



tunica, ae,f. An under-garmcnt 
worn by the Romans, tunic, ii. C. 10. 

turbulentus, a, um, adj. (turba, 
turmoil). Turbulent, restless, con- 
fused; miscellaneous; troublesome, 
factious, seditious, P. 9. 

tnrma, ae, f. A division, squad- 
ron, or troop of horsemen. 

turpis, e, adj. Unseemly, shame- 
ful, base, disgraceful, infamous, dis- 
honorable. 

turplter, adv. (turpis). In an 
unseemly manner, shamefully, base- 
ly, dishonorably, disgracefully. 

turpitudo, Inis, f. (turpis) . Dis- 
grace, shame. 

tuto, adv. (tutus) . Safely, securely, 
without danger, in safety. 

tutor, ari, atus sum, v. dep. (tutus). 
To guard, keep, protect, defend. 

tutus, a, um, adj. (tueor). Safe, 
secure, free from danger, protected. 

tuus, a, um, poss. pron. (tu) . Thy, 
thine, your, yours. 

tyrannus, i, m. (a Greek word). 
A tyrant, despot, ii. C. 7. 



u. 

fiber, eris, n. A teat, dug, udder. 

uber, eris, adj. Fruitful. 

iibertas, dtis, f. (uber). Fruitful- 
ness, productiveness, fertility, M.L.6. 

ubi, adv. Where, in which place ; 
when. 

ubinam, adv. (ubi). Where? 
ubinam gentium, where in the world ? 
i. C. 4. 

ubi-que, adv. Anywhere, every- 
where. 

ulciscor, i, ultus sum, v. dep. To 
avenge one's self upon, take ven- 
geance on ; to avenge ; to punish, 
chastise. 

ullus, a,um, adj. G. 151. (unus). 
Any, any one. 

ulterior, us, adj., comp. G. 166. 
(uls, beyond). Farther, on the far- 
ther side, beyond ; the. more remote. 



ultlmus, a, um, adj., sup. of ulte- 
rior. The farthest, remotest, most 
distant; the earliest. 

ultra, adv. and prep, with ace. 
Beyond, farther, on the farther side 
of, past. 

ultro, adv. Of one's own accord, 
voluntarily, spontaneously, unpro- 
voked. 

ultus, a, um, part, from ulciscor. 

Umbrenus, i, m. P. Umbrenus, 
a frcedman, an associate of Catiline, 
hi. C. 6. 

una, adv. (units). At the same 
time, together with. 

uncus, i, m. (a Greek word). A 
hook, P. 2. 

unde, adv. From which place, 
whence. 

undequinquagesimus, a, um, 
num. adj. (unus, de, quinquaginta). 
The forty-ninth. 

undique, adv. (unde, que). From 
all parts, on all sides, everywhere. 

unguentum, i, n. (unguento, to 
anoint) . An ointment, unguent, per- 
fume, ii. C. 3. 

unice, adv. (unus). In an un- 
precedented, unparalleled, or extraor- 
dinary degree, hi. C. 5. 

universus, a, um, adj. (unus, ver- 
to). All, all collectively, whole, en- 
tire. 

unquam, adv. (Units, quam). At 
any time, ever. 

unus, a, um, num. adj. G. 175. 
One; one and the same, common; 
only, alone, merely ; the same ; with 
superlatives, without exception; unus 
maximus, without exception the 
greatest ; unus quisque, each one. 

urbanus, a, um, adj. (urbs). Of 
or relating to the city, in the city. 

urbs, urbis, f. A city ; the city of 
Pome, i. C. 1. 

urgeo, ere, ursi, v. tr. To press 
upon, oppress; to drive, push back, 
press hard. 

usquam, adv. At or in any place, 
anywhere, M. L. 15. 



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USQUE — VEHEMENTER 



usque, adv. Even, as far as ; us- 
que eo, so much, A. 10. 

usura, ae, f. (utor). Use, enjoy- 
ment ; interest (on money lent) . 

usurpo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(usus, rapid) . To make use of, use, 
employ, iv. C. 4. 

usus, a, um, part, from utor. 

usus, us, m. (utor). Use, practice, 
skill, experience. 

ut or uti, adv. and conj. As, just 
as, like, how; when, as, after, ever 
since, as soon as ; that, in order that ; 
so that, so as to ; though, although, 
even if; after verbs of fearing, that 
not. G. 498, III. note 1. 

uter-que, trdque, trumque, adj. 
G. 151. (uter, which of the two). 
Each one of the two, both, each. 

Utica, ae, f. A town in the Ro- 
man province of Africa, L. 1. 

utllis, e, adj. (iitor). Useful, ben- 
eficial, advantageous, serviceable, 
profitable. 

utilitas, dtis, f. (utilis). Useful- 
ness, profit, advantage, service, in- 
terest, benefit, expediency. 

uti-nam, interj. O, that! would 
that ! i. C. 9. 

utor, i, usus sum, v. clep. To use, 
make use of, avail one's self of, em- 
ploy, exercise, manage; to practise, 
adopt, have, observe. 

utrum, adv. (titer, which of the 
two). Whether; in double questions 
followed by an, or necne. G. 353. 

uxor, oris, f. A wife. 



vacillo, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
To stagger, totter, ii. C. 10. 

vaco, are, avi, atum, v. intr. To 
be unoccupied; to be free from. 

vacuefacio, ere, feci, factum, 
v. tr. (vacuus, facto). To make 
empty or vacant, to clear, i. C. 6. 

vacuus, a, um, adj. (vaco). Emp- 
ty, free from, stripped of, destitute 



of, vacant, wanting ; vagina vacuus, 
unsheathed, M. 6. 

vadimonium, ii, n. (vas, bail). 
Bail, security, recognizance, ii. C. 3. 

vagina, ae,f. A scabbard, sheath. 

vagor, ari, dtus sum, v. dep. (va- 
gus, roaming). To wander, roam, 
range. 

valde, adv. (valeo). Very, very 
much, exceedingly, completely. 

valens, entis, part, and adj. (valeo). 
Strong, powerful, active, ii. C. 2. 

valeo, ere, ui, itum, v. intr. To 
be well, be in good health, P. 7 ; to 
be strong or powerful, have strength 
or force ; to avail, be able, have 
weight or influence, be effectual, re- 
dound. 

Valerius, ii, m. L. Valerius Flac- 
cus, consul 100 B.C., i. C. 2; P. Va- 
lerius, a friend of Cicero, P. 3. 

valetiido, mis, f. (valeo). The 
state or condition of the body, health 
(good or bad). 

vallo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (val- 
lum, a wall) . To wall in, intrench, 
fortify, defend, protect, A. 9. 

varietas, dtis, f. (varius). Di- 
versity, variety, clifference,vicissitude. 

varius, a, um, adj. Diverse, man- 
ifold, various, changing, varying. 

Varus, i, m. P. Attius Varus, a 
prominent partisan of Pompey, L. 1. 

vastatio, onis, f. (vasto). Devas- 
tation, ravaging, ii. C. 8. 

vastitas, dtis, f. (vastus, waste). 
Devastation, desolation, i. C. 5. 

vasto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (vas- 
tus, waste) . To lay waste, devastate, 
ravage, destroy. 

vates, is, m. and f. A soothsayer. 

vectigal, dlis, n. (veho, to carry). 
A tax, toll, impost, tribute ; revenue, 
income. 

vectigalis, e, adj. (vectigal). Tax- 
able, tributary. 

vehemens, entis, adj. Eager, 
violent, impetuous, vehement; forci- 
ble, strong, exciting. 

vehementer, adv. (vehemens). 



VEL — VICESIMUS 



389 



Violently, forcibly, exceedingly, 
greatly, very much, strongly, ex- 
tremely. 

vel, conj. Or, or indeed; even; 
vel . . . vel, either . . . or. 

Velia, ae, f. A town in Lucania 
in southern Italy, P. 4. 

velle. See volo. 

velum, i, n. A yeil. 

vena, ae, f. A vein, i. C. 13. 

vendo, ere, didi, ditum, v. tr. 
(venum, sale, do). To sell, expose 
for sale. 

veneficus, •', m. (venenum, faciei) . 
A poisoner ; a sorcerer, wizard. 

venenum, i, n. Poison, ii. C. 10. 

veneo, ire, hi or ii, Uum, v. intr. 
(venum, sale, eo). To be sold. 

vengror, Sri, atus sum, v. dep. To 
worship, adore, i. C. 9 ; to supplicate, 
beseech, implore, entreat. 

venia, ae, f. Indulgence, favor, 
forbearance, kindness, forgiveness, 
pardon. 

venio, ire, veni, ventwn, v. intr. 
To come, arrive at; in the passive 
impersonally, ventam est, M. L. 13. 

ventus, i, m. The wind. 

Venus, eris, f. The goddess Ve- 
nus. 

venustas, atis, f. (Vemis). Grace, 
gracefulness, A. 8. 

ver, veris, n. The spring. 

verber, eris, n., rare in sing. A 
lashing, scourging, M. L. 5. 

verbero, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
{verier) . To scourge, flog, beat. 

verbum, i, n. A word. 

vere, adv. (verus). Truly, in 
truth, with good reason, really, in 
fact, i. C. 13. 

verecundia, ae, f. (vereor) . Re- 
spect, a sense of propriety, M. 1. 

vereor, eri, Veritas sum, v. dep. 
To stand in aAve of; to respect; to 
fear, dread, be afraid of. 

Veritas, atis, f. (verus). The 
truth, reality, M. L. 17. 

vero, adv. and conj. (vents). In 
truth, truly, assuredly, in fact; but. 
26 



verso, are, avi, atum, v. tr. freq. 
(verto). To turn, put in motion; to 
carry on; in passive with reflexive 
force, to move about, conduct one's 
self; to frequent, dwell, live, be; to 
be prevalent ; to occupy one's self 
with, be engaged in, be busy, be 
versed in, be possessed of; to insist 
upon, iv. C. 4. 

versus, us, m. (verto). A verse, 
line. 

verto, ere, ti, sum, v. tr. To turn. 

verum, i, n. (verus). The truth, 
reality, fact, iii. C. 9. 

verum, conj. (vents). But. 

verus, a, um, adj. True, actual, 
real, well grounded ; right, reasona- 
ble, consistent. 

vespera, ae, f. The evening. 

Vesta, ae, f. Vesta, the goddess 
of the household. 

Vestalis, e, adj. ( Vesta) . Pertain- 
ing to Vesta, sacred to Vesta; vir- 
gines Vestales, Vestal virgins, priest- 
esses of Vesta. 

vester, tra, trum, poss. pron. 
(vos). Your, yours. 

vestigium, ii, n.(vestigo, to track). 
A footstep, footprint, track, trace ; 
vestigia, pi., the traces, remains, 
ruins. 

vestis, is, f. Clothing, garments, 
garb. 

veteranus, a, um, adj. (vetus). 
Old, tried,' practised, veteran. 

vetus, ens, adj. G. 167, 2. Old, 
long-standing, ancient. 

vetustas, atis, f. (vetus). Anti- 
quity, age, long continuance or dura- 
tion. 

vex alio, onis, f. (vexo). Harass- 
ing, outrage. 

vexo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. freq. 
(veho, to carry). To disturb, annoy, 
vex, trouble, molest, harass. 

via, ae, f. A way, road, passage. 

vibro, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
brandish, ii. C. 10. 

vicesimus, a, um, num. adj. (vi- 
ginti, twenty). The twentieth. 



390 



VICI-VIXDUM 



vici. See vinco. 

vicinus, i, m. (vicus). A neigh- 
bor, ii. C. 10. 

victor, oris, m. (vinco). A con- 
queror, victor ; as adj., victorious. 

victoria, ae, f. (victor). Victory, 
success. 

victus, a, um, part, from vinco. 

vicus, i, m. A village, hamlet. 

videlicet, adv. (— videre licet). 
Manifestly, clearly, plainly, evident- 
ly ; of course, forsooth, with ironical 
sense, i. C. 8. 

video, ere, vidi, visum, v. tr. To 
see, behold, observe, look at, per- 
ceive; to understand, comprehend, 
learn ; to take care, see to it, provide, 
i. C. 2; in passive as dep., to seem, 
appear ; to seem to one's self, think, 
imagine, i. C. 1 ; impersonal, it seems 
good or proper, M. L. 20. 

vlgeo, ere, v. intr. To thrive, 
flourish, be in repute or esteem, M.9. 

vlgllans, antis, part, and adj. 
(vigilo). Vigilant, watchful, atten- 
tive, careful. 

vlgllia, ae, f. (vigilo). A keeping 
awake, wakefulness, sleeplessness ; a 
watching, watch, guard; a watch, 
one of the four divisions of the 
night, G. 645, 1. 

vigilo, are, avi, atum, v. intr. 
(vigil, awake). To watch, keep 
awake, resist sleep, i. C. 10 ; to be 
watchful or vigilant. 

vilis, e, adj. Cbeap, of trifling 
value, worthless, i. C. 8. 

villtas, atis, f. (vilis). Cheapness, 
M. L. 15. 

villa, ae, f. A farm, country-seat, 
villa, iii. C. 2. 

vincio, ire, vinxi, vinctum, v. tr. 
To bind, secure ; to recover. 

vinco, ere, vici, victum, v. tr. To 
conquer, be superior to, subdue, van- 
quish, overcome. 

vinculum, /, n. (vincio). A bond, 
chain, fetters ; imprisonment. 

vindex, icis, m. and f. (vindico). 
A punishcr, avenger, ii. C. 12. 



vindico, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
claim, lay claim to ; to free, liberate, 
deliver, rescue ; to avenge, revenge, 
punish. 

vlnum, i, n. Wine ; drunkenness, 
revelry. 

violentus, a, um, adj. (vis). Ac- 
quired by violence, P. 12. 

violo, are, avi, atum, v. tr. (vis). 
To treat with violence ; to injure, do 
violence to, harm ; to infringe. 

vir, viri, m. A man ; husband. 

vires, ium. See vis. 

virgo, inis, f. (vireo, to be fresh). 
A maid, maiden, virgin; virgines 
VestaJes, the Vestal virgins, priest- 
esses of Vesta. 

virtus, utis, f. (vir). Manliness; 
strength, power, principle; courage, 
valor, bravery; virtue, goodness, 
worth, merit, qualification; ability, 
excellence ; energy, vigor, fortitude. 

vis, vis, f. G. 66. Violence, 
strength, force, power, vigor, energy ; 
effect, influence, purpose ; multitude, 
quantity, amount; vires, pi., power, 
strength, might. 

viscus, eris, n., rare in sing. ; pi. 
viscera, um. The vitals, i. C. 13. 

viso, ere, visi, visum, v. tr. freq. 
(video). To view, behold, look at; 
to go to see, visit, M. L. 14. 

visus, a, um, part, from video. 

vita, ae, f. (vivo). Life. 

vltium, ii, n. A vice, fault, of- 
fence, crime, i. C. 6. 

vlto, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
shun, avoid, seek to escape; to es- 
cape, evade. 

vltuperatio, onis, f. (vitup'ero, to 
blame). A charge, accusation, cen- 
sure, iv. C. 6. 

vivo, ere, vixi, victum, v. intr. To 
live. 

vivus, a, um, adj. (vivo). Living, 
alive. 

vix, adv. With difficulty, hardly, 
scarcely, barely. 

vix-dum, adv. Hardly then, 
scarcclv vet, scarcely. 






VIXI — VULTUS 



391 



vixi. See vivo. 

voco, are, avi, atum, v. tr. To 
call, summon, call upon ; to convoke, 
invite, incite, summon, demand; to 
doom, expose. 

volito, are, avi, atum, v. intr. freq. 
(volo, to fly). To flit about, ii. C. 3. 

volo, telle, vdlui, v. tr. G. 293. 
To wish, desire, choose ; to purpose, 
intend, be disposed; to show one's 
desire ; to assume. 

Volturcius, ii, m. T. Volturcius, 
a partisan of Catiline, iii. C. 2. 

voluntarius, a, urn, adj. (volun- 
tas). Voluntary, willing; volunta- 
rius, ii, m., a volunteer. 

voluntas, atis, f. (volo). Will, 
wish, choice, desire, inclination, feel- 
ing; consent, concurrence, approba- 
tion ; good will, favor, affection, kind 
solicitude. 



voluptas, atis, f. (volo). Satis 
faction, pleasure, joy, delight. 

vomo, ere, ui, itum, v. intr. To 
vomit, D. 7. 

votum, i, n. (vdveo, to vow). A 
vow ; a prayer, ii. C. 8. 

vox, vocis, f. A voice, sound, call, 
cry; a word; v dees, pi. , expressions, 
reports, sayings, language, words, 
precepts. 

vulgaris, e, adj. (vulgus, the peo- 
ple). Ordinary, common, D. 12. 

vulgo, adv. (vulgus, the people). 
Generally, everywhere, universally, 
commonly. 

vulnero, are, avi, atum, v. tr. 
(vulnus). To wound, hurt, injure. 

vulnus, eris, n. A wound, injury. 

vultus, us, m. The expression of 
the countenance, looks, air, mien, 
aspect, features ; the face. 



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